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:''This article is about Acme Markets, the Philadelphia-area division of Supervalu. For the Akron, Ohio based chain, see Acme Fresh Market.''
'Acme Markets' is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu.
Acme was founded in 1891 by Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford in South Philadelphia and now operates almost 135 supermarkets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania under the Acme banner.
In 1917, Robinson and Crawford merged Acme Markets with four other Philadelphia area grocery chains, and the combined company was named American Stores. The company acquired California's Alpha-Beta stores in 1961. American Stores was acquired in 1979 by Skaggs Drug Centers which took the American Stores name, and relocated the headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1984 American Stores acquired Jewel Companies, Inc., which included several large chains: Jewel and Jewel-Osco in the Chicago area; Eisner Foods in downstate Illinois and Indiana (later merged into Jewel-Osco); Buttrey Food & Drug in Montana and other Western states; Star Markets in New England; Osco Drug in the Midwest, Northwest, and New England, and Sav-On Drugs in California, Nevada, and Texas. In 1988 it acquired Lucky Stores, also in California, and then divested Alpha Beta to the Yucaipa Cos., Buttrey Food & Drug was spun off to its management, which subsequently sold the chain to Albertsons (prior to American Stores merger with Albertsons); and Star Market was sold to Investcorp, which subsequently sold the chain to J Sainsbury plc, who merged it with their Shaw's Markets chain, which was itself sold to Albertsons in 2004.
The company is the largest food and drug retailer in the competitive Philadelphia market, where it competes with local chains, including Giant, Pathmark, ShopRite, Safeway-owned Genuardi's, Superfresh, Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag and Wal-Mart Supercenters.
In addition to operating stores in 5 Pennsylvania counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia) the company also operates stores in 2 counties in the state of Delaware (Kent and New Castle), 5 counties in the state of Maryland (Cecil, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot), and 16 counties in the state of New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Sussex, and Union)
Aside from its bricks-and-mortar stores, Acme offers online grocery shopping in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs and in four New Jersey counties. Shoppers are charged $4.95 for orders picked up at the store and $9.95 for delivery. In 2004, Acme Markets were among the first to introduce "self-checkout lines," where shoppers could scan and bag their own (limited number of) groceries.
Acme Markets was acquired by Albertsons in 1998. Albertsons was acquired by Supervalu in 2006.
★ Yahoo! - Acme Markets, Inc. Company Profile
★ Acme Markets
:''This article is about Acme Markets, the Philadelphia-area division of Supervalu. For the Akron, Ohio based chain, see Acme Fresh Market.''
'Acme Markets' is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu.
Acme was founded in 1891 by Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford in South Philadelphia and now operates almost 135 supermarkets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania under the Acme banner.
| Contents |
| History |
| Acme Markets Today |
| References |
| External links |
History
In 1917, Robinson and Crawford merged Acme Markets with four other Philadelphia area grocery chains, and the combined company was named American Stores. The company acquired California's Alpha-Beta stores in 1961. American Stores was acquired in 1979 by Skaggs Drug Centers which took the American Stores name, and relocated the headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1984 American Stores acquired Jewel Companies, Inc., which included several large chains: Jewel and Jewel-Osco in the Chicago area; Eisner Foods in downstate Illinois and Indiana (later merged into Jewel-Osco); Buttrey Food & Drug in Montana and other Western states; Star Markets in New England; Osco Drug in the Midwest, Northwest, and New England, and Sav-On Drugs in California, Nevada, and Texas. In 1988 it acquired Lucky Stores, also in California, and then divested Alpha Beta to the Yucaipa Cos., Buttrey Food & Drug was spun off to its management, which subsequently sold the chain to Albertsons (prior to American Stores merger with Albertsons); and Star Market was sold to Investcorp, which subsequently sold the chain to J Sainsbury plc, who merged it with their Shaw's Markets chain, which was itself sold to Albertsons in 2004.
Acme Markets Today
The company is the largest food and drug retailer in the competitive Philadelphia market, where it competes with local chains, including Giant, Pathmark, ShopRite, Safeway-owned Genuardi's, Superfresh, Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag and Wal-Mart Supercenters.
In addition to operating stores in 5 Pennsylvania counties (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and
Philadelphia) the company also operates stores in 2 counties in the state of Delaware (Kent and New Castle), 5 counties in the state of Maryland (Cecil, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot), and 16 counties in the state of New Jersey (Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Salem, Sussex, and Union)
Aside from its bricks-and-mortar stores, Acme offers online grocery shopping in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs and in four New Jersey counties. Shoppers are charged $4.95 for orders picked up at the store and $9.95 for delivery. In 2004, Acme Markets were among the first to introduce "self-checkout lines," where shoppers could scan and bag their own (limited number of) groceries.
Acme Markets was acquired by Albertsons in 1998. Albertsons was acquired by Supervalu in 2006.
References
★ Yahoo! - Acme Markets, Inc. Company Profile
External links
★ Acme Markets
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