The Market Report

ShopRite Open: 1967-2025 Owner: Dara Sblendorio / Sunrise Supermarkets Previous Tenants: none Later Tenants:  vacant Cooperative: Wakefern Food Corp. Location: 540 Passaic Ave, West Caldwell, NJ Photographed:  October 26, 2025 A quick drive-by photo to show the now-closed ShopRite of West Caldwell -- the old one, at least, as the shiny new one has opened just around the corner. The space of the old store is for lease , and it looks like they're not looking for another supermarket to move in. (It's possible, although I'm not certain, that Sunrise still owns the property or has some control over a new tenant coming in, so they might not want another grocery store to come in and compete with them.) Here's the rest of the news from this weekend: Saturday An independent grocer prepares to switch from Foodtown to SuperFresh A New Jersey ShopRite expands its kosher department while doing some other updates  (this post) Dumbo Market  and  ALDI  celebrate ope...

ShopRite Opened: October 21, 2025 Owner:  Dara Sblendorio Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative:  Wakefern Food Location:  900 Bloomfield Ave, West Caldwell, NJ Photographed:  October 21, 2025 Welcome to one of the most anticipated supermarket openings of the year! I mean, the grand opening included a marching band and a parade , and backed up traffic for some distance around the store. The 90,000 square foot store -- nearly double the size of the previous store just around the corner -- opened on Tuesday morning with that fanfare, and a crowd that packed the enormous parking lot. This store continues the evolution of the original Sunrise Market, which was located in Caldwell on Bloomfield Avenue. Later, Sunrise joined ShopRite and moved to 478 Bloomfield Ave in Caldwell, now a liquor store owned by Sunrise. In 1967, Sunrise moved to the location at 540 Passaic Ave in West Caldwell, which stayed open (complete with its pagoda theme) until this week. It closed on...