The Market Report

ASR Food Market Opened: February 2026 Owner:  Aziz Khan Previous Tenants:  SuperFresh (1997-2002) > Big Lots (ca. 2005-2024) Cooperative:  none Location:  15501 Bustleton Ave, Philadelphia, PA Photographed:  April 1, 2026 Welcome to Philadelphia! It's been a while since The Market Report has stopped in Philly, hasn't it? Well, I've gone back to the city (and its environs) a few times lately and there's some really interesting supermarkets in and around -- it's just that it's quite a distance from where I live. So let's check out one of the most interesting stores that opened back in February! I write about a lot of international supermarkets here on The Market Report, but we don't hear much about Uzbek supermarkets (other than Tashkent , of course). Philly's largest halal supermarket is this Uzbek market, which takes the place of a former Big Lots. But ASR isn't a new store -- in fact, they moved from a nearby location in a former Wawa. ASR...

Food Universe Marketplace Opened:  May 2024 Owner:  Jose Olivo Previous Tenants:  A&P > A&P Food Bazaar > A&P Sav-A-Center > Food Basics (closed 2015) > Key Food (2015-2016) > SuperFresh (2016-2024) Cooperative:  Key Food Stores Location:  937 Lincoln Ave, Glen Rock, NJ Photographed:  January 9, 2026 There's been yet another brand change here at 937 Lincoln Avenue. The store dates back to the early 1960s, when it was built as an A&P. It stayed under the A&P umbrella but cycled through several different brands all the way up until the 2015 bankruptcy, when it became a Key Food and quickly switched to SuperFresh once Key Food had secured the rights to the SuperFresh name from A&P as well. In the spring of 2024, the store's previous owners sold it to Jose Olivo, who also owns a Food Universe in nearby Paterson and a handful of others. It then switched from SuperFresh to Food Universe . Over the past year and a half or so...

Welcome to The Market Report's 10th year! Happy 2026 (a little late, but we were busy with visiting stores), and welcome to The Market Report's 10th year! I started photographing supermarkets back in May 2016, and started writing the blog in November 2016. So all year in 2026, we're going to celebrate with a new special feature every month! This month... we're going back in time to remember A&P, which declared bankruptcy for the final time in the summer of 2015. I've worked very hard on this special feature and I hope you enjoy! Regular posting resumes Monday. Here's a preview of what's next.