The Market Report

February's Former Supermarket of the Month is this store in Livingston, NJ. It was built as a Grand Union but bought by Pathmark in the 2001 bankruptcy. Pathmark closed in 2010 and The Fresh Market opened up in the space in 2014 (?). It closed in 2017. Other supermarket operators have not been interested in the space because of its out-of-the-way location and the fact that no fewer than three different major chains closed here. The Fresh Market took up a roughly 25,000-square-foot space in the right half of the former Pathmark. This entire strip, despite the recent renovations, has had difficulty in finding and keeping tenants. Although one supermarket was rumored to be considering the space, there has been no action on that.

  DECEMBER Welcome to a new feature here at NJ Supermarkets! Each Saturday, I'll have a Something of the Month post. This is just a quick look at something I found interesting, and isn't content I've created. It also means there's something new every day except Sunday... Monday: Store tour here Tuesday: Facebook post Wednesday: Snapshot here Thursday: Preview of next week's store tour on Facebook Friday: Snapshot here Saturday: Post of the Month here And I have a new feature for Sunday coming soon! This week, we're taking a look at a former supermarket, a Supermarkets General-owned ShopRite-turned-Pathmark at 6 South Ave E in Cranford, NJ. At some point in the 1980s (?) the Pathmark moved down the street to 10 South Ave, Garwood, NJ, which later became The Food Emporium and Superfresh. This older location became a Drug Fair which in turn was bought by Dollar General when Drug Fair went under. Google street view, 2016.