Update: ACME Markets - Bronxville, NY

ACME Markets

Opened: 2015

Owner: Albertsons Companies

Previous Tenants: Shopwell > The Food Emporium > A&P

Cooperative: none

Location: 12 Cedar St, Bronxville, NY

Photographed: April 7, 2025

It's time to check out the fully remodeled Bronxville ACME! I posted this store in progress a few months ago, and the renovation is now done as ACME celebrates their grand reopening. It's looking great!

Also of note: ACME has a new decor package. It was first used for their Walnut Street store in Philadelphia, and on a handful of other stores since then, but it seems they've fully switched to this decor package now. All of their latest renovations have used it, including the store in Mayfair which got new decor in the last few weeks of its remodel. That store recently held a grand reopening, along with stores at Granite Run in Media, PA and in Bala Cynwyd, PA. Both of those two stores had the Quality Built renovation before getting this decor package, so this one is definitely here to stay.

And this decor package definitely has a bit more personality than Quality Built, which could be very bland. It's not perfect -- the colors are still very neutral, which gives the overall look a little bit of a bland quality -- but it's fun, sleek, and modern.

Plus, it's clear Albertsons is serious about these remodels. With the remodels I've seen lately at ACME and Shaw's, they come with all new fixtures across basically the entire perimeter, new flooring in much of the store, and sometimes new lighting.

Here, the majority of the perimeter fixtures were replaced, along with most of the flooring. It looks good and really new, not just like a repainted version of what was here before. Here's the deli before. You can see how extensive the work was.

A few new rows of refrigerators have been added in front of the deli. I don't know what was here previously. These now have cheeses and prepared foods.

All new produce fixtures and a new Farm to Market sign. Looking good! The only other change I would love to have seen here would be a fresh coat of paint on the ceiling. The various ages of ceiling tiles are really noticeable here, and with the extent of the rest of the work, it's surprising that something that simple wasn't fixed.

This store is still quite small, meaning that the service departments remain limited in size. But meat/seafood has definitely been nicely redone, with new fixtures, and something else...

...this is the only ACME I've ever been in that has in-store dry aged beef. I've seen it in some other supermarkets, but as far as I know it's a first for ACME here. I assume this won't become a standard feature in all the stores, since it's a high-end specialty offering, but it's still a nice, unusual feature.

Looking across the back wall of the store.

The many signs on the walls discussing ACME's history and showing off the old logos were a bit hard to photograph given the angles and general cramped nature of this location, but they're basically the same as what we saw in University City.

All new freezer cases, and it looks like the flooring was redone on the perimeter but not in the aisles.

And they even added signage for frozen food! So often supermarkets leave this department out because it's not on a perimeter wall a lot of the time, but it's never lost on me when stores don't forget about it.

The grocery shelving definitely wasn't replaced, though, and it's in the grocery aisles that you can feel it's an older store. But still, it's very well-maintained, as you can see.

There's a lot new in this ACME -- this is of course new decor, and new aisle markers to go along with it, but the red and white category signage on the refrigerators is relatively new to the chain, too, and it only started appearing in stores around last fall.

Dairy is in the last aisle in brand-new cases. And while the decor here is very cool for dairy -- again, see University City for an equivalent -- it's almost impossible to see or read because of how low the ceiling is and how cramped the space is in general.

The Frosted Mug has come to Bronxville! ACME's branding for the beer department has been added to this store. The front corner that confused me the last time has now been rearranged so that customer service is up on the front wall, and there are registers on this side. I believe they simply shifted all of the registers over, closer to this side of the store, to make way for expanded floral and deli/bakery departments on the other side.

Above you can also see where the new flooring meets the older flooring. And I'm not totally sure whether the registers themselves have been replaced, but these rounded refrigerators definitely are. I love them -- they have a lot more selection than the typical soda cases at the end, with grab-and-go items along with snacks in them alongside the drinks. Perfect for a small store in the center of town, like this one is.

And even though the so-called Quality Built decor isn't here, there's still a reference to the House that Quality Built! This sign is hung on the front end beyond the registers -- a nice nod to ACME's history.

I've got to say, I was really happy with this ACME remodel. There were a few unexpected surprises, and the decor looks great in this location. I'm sure if it makes its way to more stores, it'll get boring to me eventually, but for now, it still feels fun and new. And it's always great to see investments in these stores, especially the acquired A&P locations. They feel more like ACMEs than rebannered A&Ps these days! There's a lot more coming this weekend, so check it all out here...

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