The Market Report

Original Tenant: ACME Markets Address: 81 Main Street, South River, NJ Opened:  1952 Closed:  1966 Later Tenants:  Krauser's Food Stores Photographed:  February 2021 Diagonally across the street from the Tropical Supermarket here in South River is this Krauser's, in part of a 9000 square foot former ACME. Krauser's is a large convenience store / small grocery store with some dry goods, a large selection of liquor and single-serve beverages, and a deli and grill. It's likely that the sign structure and the partial overhang seen here are left over from the building's days as an ACME. Now this is not a convenience store blog, but I do want to take a minute to appreciate the owner of this store who was exceedingly nice to me when I stopped in to grab an iced tea for the day (and by the end of the transaction, he was calling me "my friend"). The columns and chimney are definitely ACME relics. I'm unsure whether the part that extends out this side (and th...

Tropical Supermarket Owner: Ricardo Hernandez Opened:  2005 under current ownership; ca. 2010 as Tropical Supermarket Previous Tenants:  Bravo Supermarkets (until ca. 2010) Cooperative:  Key Food Stores Location: 62 Main St, South River, NJ Photographed:  February 2021 We are now jumping into our next group of stores in the greater New Brunswick area! And oh boy golly gee I should change that graphic because we're not actually going to South Brunswick this time. But we're starting just a bit to the southeast of New Brunswick for downtown South River. There's nothing like a wonderful tiny supermarket in a great small downtown, and this 6400 square foot spot fits the bill. Although the current owners opened up shop in 2005 (and it's likely the store has been a supermarket for many decades), the store was a Bravo until around 2010 when it became a Tropical Supermarket with Retail Grocers Group (Fine Fare). Around 2017 or so, Tropical switched its seven or so stores ov...