This Allegiance ad was posted on the Pathmark Alumni Facebook group. So get ready to start seeing Pathmark stores again! Interesting that they waited for a while rather than immediately starting calling stores Pathmark, as Key Food did with Superfresh and Food Emporium.
I'm glad it was Allegiance that acquired the PathMark name and not some other chain because Allegiance thinks things out and does everything well. And in the end, no one can do PathMark as bad as A&P did!
ReplyDeleteI agree entirely! I think that's part of Key Food's problem with Superfresh and The Food Emporium, they didn't think it out at all. I'm excited that we'll soon be seeing Pathmark stores again!
DeleteOne thing I'll miss is the consistency we got when it was all corporate run, but hey, uniqueness is cool too, when its done right. Do you think they'll bring back pathmark branded products?
DeleteIt would make sense for them to just continue using Foodtown brand, right? None of the other Allegiance banners have their own brands, unless you count the Ferreira Foods brands: http://ferreirafoodtown.com/ferreira-foodtown-brands/, but those aren't done by Allegiance.
DeleteThat's true, but I feel like the Pathmark name is so iconic, and if it ever reaches the size it used to be, it wouldn't make sense for them to be using a different brand name.
DeleteA&P did a few companies bad... Food Emporium. Shopwell, Waldbaums, Pathmark, and I am sure there are a few others.
DeleteFood Emporium was based in Ardsley NY, the offices were next to Saw Mill Parkway at Lawence st exit. Just recently torn down and condos built in its place. Wish I took pictures of it
ReplyDeleteWe may have the Pathmark name back, but it is just not the same as it used to be
You sure got that right!
DeleteIs it really coming back? Or did they buy the name just to keep it away for good? I have heard nothing on any stores opening with the pathmark name. They bought the rights in February of 2016. Here we are February of 2018. I agree thinking things out is smart. This is just too long. My personal opinion is it will not be back. Maybe I'll be wrong. But it will not be the same. Especially with Foodtown brand in a Pathmark. Always remember folks. No other store had the Private label market penetration like Pathmark did. That brand wasn't just iconic. It was strong and good! At times it was 21-26 % penetration. That's just unheard of!!
ReplyDeleteHere we are in 2024! Pathmark debuted in April of 2019 in a store that originally was a Pathmark until 2015. Then a Key food that lasted until 2018. The store was gutted and redone. They chose the Checkered Flag theme from 1999. The store is in Brooklyn. There are many employed by Allegiance at the main office that were former Pathmark execs. There are former merchandisers, sales, advertisement, etc.... The president of Allegiance is formerly of Pathmark who left there in 2012. So you have key people taking their time to do it right. This is a test store. It's been 5 years now and I think this store passed with flying colors! As for the Pathmark Brand. It's not feasible in 1 store. However, there are no FoodTown Brands in this store. There are Best Yet Brands here that are offered by the distributor and not Allegiance. They are using that as a "Fill-In" for now. It was said that bringing back the Pathmark Brand is not ruled out if they continue to open up more stores. Let's go Allegiance. Open up more stores!!
DeleteThe Flatbush Pathmark is a great store. Have you seen my 2020 post on it here?
Deletehttps://www.marketreportblog.com/2020/05/tour-pathmark-east-flatbush-brooklyn-ny.html