The Market Report

H Mart Owner:  Il Yeon Kwon Opened: 2001-2025; reopened 2026 Previous Tenants: unknown Location: 1720 NJ-70, Cherry Hill, NJ Photographed:  June 5, 2026 The H Mart in Cherry Hill was one of the chain's relatively early stores outside the immediate New York metro area -- this store is close to Philly, not New York -- having opened in 2001, and it had become rather outdated . The basement supermarket closed in 2025 for remodeling, and over about a year it was expanded from the original 24,000 square feet or so to its present size of just under 40,000 square feet by taking up both floors of the building it's in. Now, the main supermarket is still in the basement, but nonfoods like kitchenwares, paper and cleaning, and personal care items have been moved up to the main floor. Also on the main floor is a large new food court with multiple vendors, and an attached Paris Baguette bakery/cafe. You can see the general shape of the building here, and the supermarket takes up the bas...

H Mart President: Stacey Kwan Opened: ca. 1990s Previous Tenants:  unknown Location:  1720 NJ-70, Cherry Hill, NJ Photographed:  January 2021 Welcome to the H Mart of Cherry Hill, one of a dying breed of H Marts. We've seen quite a few of their locations, many of which are shiny and new and even some of the older ones are large and quite beautiful. Cherry Hill has to have been one of the earliest locations in New Jersey (probably around the same time as Ridgefield , which has been renovated, and Little Ferry, which was replaced with a new store just about a year ago). Cherry Hill, on the other hand, is about 24,000 square feet (so not tiny, but not that large either). But it's in the basement of this small strip mall, facing away from the street. Here's the view from route 70 and here's how the building is set up. Not exactly an ideal location or layout, and I can't believe the store has lasted as long as it has in this location. And to be completely honest, I ...