The Market Report

Weis Markets Opened: 2008 Previous Tenants:  ACME Markets (closed by 1980s) > King's IGA (late 1980s-mid 1990s) > Mr. Z's (mid 1990s-2008) Location:  1070 N 9th St, Stroudsburg, PA Photographed:  November 29, 2019 This Stroudsburg Weis looks like a pretty modern store, but it actually goes back as far as the 1950s or so when it was built as an ACME. It later became a King's IGA and then, when Weis purchased both King's and Mr. Z's (two IGA operators in eastern Pennsylvania), the store was converted to Mr. Z's, a banner it kept until 2008. The store has, of course, been renovated and expanded, probably several times, and is now around 52,000 square feet. Weis used to be all alone out here to the west of Stroudsburg, with just a small ALDI not far away, but in 2019 the Stroudsburg ShopRite moved into the Stroud Mall just a quarter mile west. That's tomorrow's tour, so come back to check it out!

Look, ma! A Lehigh Valley tour that was photographed on a different day! (Side note: I don't think my mother actually reads The Market Report. I think she gets enough from my incessant and overly detailed descriptions of every last grocery store I visit that she doesn't need to relive that over again. Contrary to what Market Report readers might think, not everyone is obsessed with supermarkets. How strange!) Lots of exterior photos here because I was on foot. This store is located just east of the central downtown area of the small town of Hamburg. Originally a Kings (not Kings ; I'm referring to a small PA chain acquired by Weis), this store even was still using King's carts at the time of my visit. Despite this, the store has been extensively remodeled inside with Weis's second-to-newest decor package. It's also been expanded into a few neighboring storefronts, giving it a slightly awkward L-shaped layout. You walk in to deli/prepared foods, with produc...