The Market Report

ACME Markets Opened: 2015 Previous Tenants:  A&P Location:  801 Kenilworth Blvd, Kenilworth, NJ Photographed:  May 2016, May 2020, June 2020, November 2020, and February 2021 Today we're touring the ACME in Kenilworth, which was my local store for about 6 years back when it was an A&P until about 2006. Then, beginning in March 2020, this became my weekly shopping store again. So I know this one pretty well! The store opened as an A&P in the 90s, probably as a Sav-A-Center, being remodeled to Fresh 2.0 in the mid-2000s (see here ). It was supposed to be a replacement for the nearby Union store , an expanded Centennial, which lasted until the early 2000s due to its proximity to public senior housing. ACME took over in November 2015, with the Quality Built renovation bringing new decor and some new fixtures in spring 2016. I took the following pictures to send in to Acme Style for coverage of the store. The 66,000 square foot store has two entrances, one here (...

ShopRite of Union Owner: Robert Sumas / Village Super Market Opened:  2014 Previous Tenants:  Pathmark Cooperative:  Wakefern Food Corp. Location:  2401 US-22, Union, NJ Photographed:  March & May 2019 Today we're touring the 62,000 square foot Village ShopRite of Union! Though it's newer than Livingston or West Orange , it's actually slightly smaller, which you can definitely feel inside. I believe this store was the third Village to open with this brand-new decor package -- and man was it impressive when it first opened. The grand aisle includes all the usual features along with multiple different prepared foods bars, sushi, soup, sandwiches, and even store-made barbecue. This is a store I know not to visit at peak times because it's simply too crowded. My 2019 visits were both at unusual times, so we'll see it not too crowded. The layout is a bit unusual because it's divided into two separate rooms. The grand aisle is in the first room, with produce on ...