The Market Report

Weis Markets Opened: 2012 Previous Tenants:  Genuardi's (ca. 2005-2012) Location:  200 W Ridge Pk, Conshohocken, PA Photographed:  July 22, 2021 Just across the street from yesterday's GIANT is this Weis, which was constructed around 2005 as a Genuardi's. In 2012, when Safeway-owned Genuardi's went under, this store and a few others were sold to central PA chain Weis Markets. I'm not sure whether Weis renovated the 48,000 square foot store right away after opening (they didn't redo the store before opening), or whether they waited a few years, but I do know that by 2016 the store had been remodeled to the current decor package. Check out a photo of the store as Genuardi's here along with some more history. On Monday, we're headed into the next town west, Norristown, which is a little bit larger of a city and also the county seat of Montgomery County, for a look at a small store on The Independent Edition !

GIANT Food Stores Opened: 2006 Previous Tenants:  Penn Fruit (closed 1973) > Zallie's Shop n Bag (1974-1997) > Clemens (1997-2006) Location:  10 E Ridge Pk, Conshohocken, PA Photographed:  July 22, 2021 This GIANT doesn't look like such a remarkable store, right? Well, you're in for a surprise. This building was constructed in the 1950s or so as a Penn Fruit, and in the 1970s became a Zallie-owned Shop n Bag which was acquired by Clemens in the 90s. In 2006, Clemens was acquired by GIANT, which subsequently renovated the store. And from this view, where we're up at a slightly higher altitude, we can see the arched-roof Penn Fruit building remains! For an idea of the layout while we're father away here, we enter on the far left side of the storefront (see the second triangle to the left), to an expansion room holding produce on the left side, floral/pharmacy on the right side, and in the back, the beer/wine department with deli, bakery, and cheese. The meat an...