The Market Report

Hannaford Opened: by 2003 Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  Shop 'n Save (converted to Hannaford around 2003) Cooperative:  none Location:  225 High St, Ellsworth, ME Photographed:  June 17, 2022 Happy Monday! Just next to the Shaw's in Ellsworth is a Hannaford, opened in the early 00s in a former Shop 'n Save. I'm a little fuzzy on the history here. This mall had a department store , owned by various chains over the years, and a Shop 'n Save supermarket. In the early 00s, Shop 'n Save became Hannaford. It looks like this could've been the original supermarket, with either Shop 'n Save or Hannaford moving to the current building at some point. The layout is standard Hannaford. The grand aisle is on the right side, with produce in the front-right corner and cheese/deli in the back-right. Bakery is opposite in the island, and meat/seafood are at the back. Dairy is on the back wall and frozen is on the left side of the store. Here, pharmacy and H...

Shaw's Opened: after 1989 Owner:  Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants:  Zayre > IGA Cooperative:  none Location:  175 High St, Ellsworth, ME Photographed:  June 12, 2022 It's been a little while since we've toured a Shaw's! (It looks like it was back in Massachusetts .) Here in Ellsworth, a roughly 56,000 square foot Shaw's anchors this strip mall. This store is just about the same size as the Hannaford down the street, which we'll see Monday, and much larger than the small John Edward's Market downtown. Inside, this is pretty much a standard Shaw's. Produce is in the front-right corner, with deli in the back-right corner. Meat and seafood are on the back wall, along with dairy which continues down the last aisle. Frozen foods are also on the left side, and bakery and pharmacy are in the front-left corner. I couldn't pinpoint an opening date for this store, but judging by the setup, it's probably an early-00s build (or a store that was ext...

John Edward's Market Opened: 1971 Owner:  John Pouwels Previous Tenants:  First National (opened ca. 1940) Cooperative:  none Location:  158 Main St, Ellsworth, ME Photographed:  June 17, 2022 Ellsworth is the larger town in this area, roughly between the Blue Hill Peninsula and Mount Desert Island. So this town actually has three full supermarkets, and today The Market Report tours the small independent store right downtown! John Edward's Market has been here since the 70s, but one look at the exterior will tell you this building has been a store for much longer than that. In fact, First National Stores (Finast) opened up here around 1940. These days, the roughly 6,000 square foot space is a natural food and specialty store. Wine is in the front-left corner, with produce just behind that on the left side of the store. Also in the first aisle is frozen food and, in a first for me, a service counter where a clerk fills your container with bulk herbs and spices....