ACME Markets Opened: 1979 Owner: Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants: Food Fair Cooperative: none Location: 6601 Roosevelt Blvd, Mayfair, Philadelphia, PA Photographed: February 12, 2025 I mentioned when we visited Bronxville and Hoboken that ACME has been serious about remodeling lately, and here's another example I stumbled upon while visiting Philadelphia. The store at Roosevelt and Harbison, which opened in 1979 when it moved from across the street into a former Food Fair, is now undergoing what appears to be a fairly significant remodel. We've seen this store before , but only briefly and I'd never been inside. This store received its current Quality Built remodel no later than 2018, but it's now getting quite a bit more work even though the decor isn't changing. The grand aisle is on the left side of the store, with floral and beer/wine in the front-left corner. Deli and bakery line the left side wall with produce opposite, and meat/seafood and ...
CTown Supermarkets Opened: 2025 Owner: unknown Previous Tenants: Rite Aid Cooperative: Krasdale Foods Location: 7808 Flatlands Ave, Canarsie, Brooklyn, NY Photographed: February 11, 2025 The ongoing demise -- or at least contraction -- of Rite Aid and the other drugstore chains has been a major boon for independent supermarkets. The latest example (there's been too many to count, at this point) is here in Canarsie, Brooklyn, where an 11,000 square foot former Rite Aid has reopened as a CTown Supermarket. CTown was a block east on Flatlands Avenue, and it appears the owners have held onto that store even as they open this one, but it's now branded Bravo. (The Bravo is only 5000 square feet, so it's quite small.) Here's a look at this store in progress back in October. Produce is on the right side of the store in the first aisle, with meat on the back wall and dairy/frozen on the left side. A deli and a seafood counter -- not yet open when I visited during ...