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Update: SuperFresh & Food Universe!

SuperFresh Opened: March 12, 2025 Owner: Bruce Yong Pak Previous Tenants: Roulstons Capitol Super Market (1940s-1960s) > Associated (1981-??) > Fine Fare (1990s) > Met Foodmarkets (open by 2004) Cooperative: Key Food Stores Location: 3404 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY Photographed: February 13, 2026 It's SuperFresh time! We're back in Marine Park in southern Brooklyn to check in on the remodel at the tiny supermarket here. You can see previous coverage here . It appears to be done (I think?) with remodeling -- although there's still a lot that seems unfinished, it doesn't look like any more work is going on. New shelving for snacks and bread, along with a case for fresh rolls, has been added to the front-right corner of the store. Produce and frozen are in the first aisle on the right side, with the rest of frozen lining the back wall. Meat and dairy are on the left side in the last aisle, with deli and hot food in the front-left corner. Here's a look at ...
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Update: Shaw's - Beverly, MA

Shaw's Opened: early 00s Owner: Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants: Zayre > Ames Cooperative: none Location: 71 Dodge St, Beverly, MA Photographed: May 16, 2026 We return to the Beverly Shaw's to check out their remodel! I didn't even know this store was being redone, so thanks to Bloggerman who commented on the original post tipping me off. I visited this store in May of this year, but he says that the remodel occurred in 2023 or 2024. I haven't been able to pin down an exact date, as there doesn't appear to have been a grand reopening, and even finding pictures of the remodeled store online has been challenging. That's particularly a shame given that this is a unique Shaw's... ...having received what appears to be a New England-specific version of the Layered Marketplace decor that's gone into several west-coast Albertsons Companies stores (and possibly also a cousin of this decor ). It looks like that decor sprouted up during the Kroger-...