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Hannaford - Bennington, VT plus...

Hannaford Opened: ca. 1990s Owner: Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative: none Location:  141 Hannaford Sq, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 9, 2021 Bennington is home to three big-chain grocery stores, a Hannaford and a Price Chopper (plus an ALDI I don't have pictures of). I haven't been inside either, so this post will be quick. The Hannaford is around 54,000 square feet, built in the 1990s (and it doesn't appear to have previously been a Shop 'n Save, though I'm not certain of that). Here's a look inside. Price Chopper Opened: ca. 2000 Owner: Northeast Grocery Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 214 Northside Dr, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 9, 2021 I figured this picture of the Price Chopper was bad enough that it didn't even deserve its own post. This store is a bit larger than the Hannaford, measuring around 60,000 square feet. Here's what the outside actually looks like, and a look inside . It loo...
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Special Report: ShopRite - Edgewater, NJ

ShopRite Opened: September 19, 2026 Owner: Inserra Supermarkets Previous Tenants: Pathmark (1996-2015)  > ACME Markets (2015-2026) Cooperative: Wakefern Food Location: 481 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ Photographed: September 19, 2026 An important update (9/21):  Inserra has confirmed that, over the coming two years, they'll fully remodel the store. I'm looking forward to seeing what that brings! It's time to visit the newest ShopRite! This store is located in Edgewater Commons, and was built as a Pathmark in 1996. In 2015, it was sold to ACME, and you can see my tour of the ACME here . The 70,000 square foot ACME closed at the end of their lease this summer, having reopened after a couple weeks as an Inserra-owned ShopRite yesterday. I visited in the afternoon, and let me tell you that it was absolutely insane. The store was packed with people, but the parking lot was easily the worst parking lot situation I've ever had the misfortune of driving through. This ShopRit...

Special Report: The Market of Bloomingdale & Waldwick

The Market of Bloomingdale Opened: August 2026 Owner: Adam & Erica Shapiro Previous Tenants:  Big Leader Supermarket (1950s) > ShopRite (1960s) > Pathmark (1968-1970s) > Food World (closed 2023) > Bloomingdale Supermarket (2024-2025) > SuperFresh (2025-2026) Cooperative: Associated Supermarket Group Location:  78 Main St, Bloomingdale, NJ Photographed: September 16, 2026 Ah, the tiny town of Bloomingdale. It has one very small supermarket right on Main Street, and it's been remarkably active in the last few years. Let's take a look at the latest happenings. So this space was a store called Big Leader back in the 1950s, becoming a ShopRite the following decade and then a Pathmark in 1968. In the 1970s, Pathmark moved out to Kinnelon , and at some point after that, this space became an independent called Food World . Food World finally closed in 2023, and the following year, Adam and Erica Shapiro's Shap Markets took over the space. It reopened as Bloomi...