ShopRite | Eddystone, PA

 

1568 Chester Pike

Welcome to the Eddystone ShopRite!

Happy new year, and welcome back to The Retail Connection! I hope you'll join me today for a tour of the Eddystone ShopRite. This location opened in 2005 in a former Festival Foods, which only operated from 2002 until 2003. Until the Drexel Hill store opened in 2014, this was the only ShopRite in Delaware County. It is operated by Collins Family Markets. Let's head inside and take a look!

According to this welcome wall, Collins Markets was founded in 1995. I'm not sure if they've been a Wakefern member since then or not. Collins also operates the next closest ShopRite, in Glenolden, which opened in 2016 in a former Pathmark.

Immediately to your right when you enter the store is produce and floral. The wood flooring definitely adds a nice touch to the décor. I think this section is the best part of the store, in terms of design.

Past the produce section is the former salad bar. It seems like this section now sells fried chicken as an extension of the deli.

The deli in question. It's decently sized, but this area is pretty cramped with displays. I was in between two cases while taking this picture.

The bakery next door is much more spacious. I've always liked their baked goods, but sometimes I've seen some weird things there, like 7up flavored cake.

Tight quarters in seafood -- or should I say, Fisherman's Wharf -- as well. This department had just gotten a shipment, too, which probably made matters worse. The signage and the flooring have a cool design, though.

Here is a look at one of the aisle markers used with this décor. I believe these are original to the store, as the slogan at the bottom was used from 1999 to 2008.

Fresh meats is along the back wall next to seafood. The font used is Cooper Black, which is also used by Weis Markets for their logo. The dairy aisle has a similar sign.

Banners hanging in frozen which also use the Weis font.

The cheese department is past frozen. Obviously it's not just a cheese section, as I can spot some ranch and frozen dinners in that coffin freezer.

Along the far left wall is the full-scale dairy department. Which, of course, isn't complete without even more cheese. A little blurry.

Speaking of cheese, here's a comparison between ShopRite-brand products and Bowl and Basket-brand. The new design is the one on the right, but for some reason they're still making both kinds.

This section was formerly the pharmacy window, but it closed in 2021 along with 62 other in-store pharmacies at ShopRite. This store sealed up the window and implemented a small general merchandise section.

Here's the front end, with 16 checkouts. I believe the lane lights are also original. Along the front wall is another, newer slogan.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2019

The pharmacy was still in operation at this time.

2007

This was only two years after they opened. Not much has changed, although they don't do triple coupons anymore.

Nearby competition

500 feet away: Walmart of Eddystone

This Walmart co-anchors the center and opened in 2001, slightly before Festival Foods. It's not a Supercenter, but it does have a full grocery section only missing the service departments. This location still has the brown exterior and Project Impact interior decor.

That's going to do it for this tour! Thanks for shopping The Retail Connection. Happy New Year and see you next time!