The Market Report

Supremo Foodmarket Owner:  Eddie Trujillo Opened:  ca. 2005 Previous Tenants:  Valley Fair Department Store Cooperative:  none Location:  910-914 Springfield Ave, Irvington, NJ Photographed:  July 2020 We're here in downtown Irvington to tour the 30,000 square foot Supremo of Irvington. This was actually the first Supremo I went to, back in probably 2014, and it honestly was not in great shape. But despite the fact that it hasn't received a full renovation, my 2020 visit showed the store looking much better than it ever did before. The store actually isn't all that old, having opened around 2005 in a former Valley Fair department store (but I don't know the timeline for anything other than Supremo's opening). The store is oriented towards the front with checkouts along the front end. The parking lot is in the rear, with a walkway between this building and the rest of the strip. Notice the Valley Fair Laundromat still in business next door! The entrance and ...

ShopRite of Emerson Owner: Inserra Supermarkets Opened:  1981 Previous Tenants:  Valley Fair department store Cooperative:  Wakefern Food Corp. Location:  425 Old Hook Rd, Emerson, NJ Photographed:  December 2020 Our next store tour is this ShopRite here in Emerson! It opened in 1981 in a former Valley Fair department store as a replacement for the Westwood location . It was remodeled around 2010 (outside at least, I'm assuming the interior remodel was completed around the same time). Take a look at what the exterior used to look like here .  Despite its updates, the 53,000 square foot store feels sorely outdated because of its facility. Many of the fixtures seem to not have been updated since the store opened in 1981, the ceilings are very low, and the layout is just plain weird. An entrance at the right side of the store takes us into the pharmacy, with a Snack Center to the right on the front wall. Soda and water line the first aisle, with deli tucked a...