Acme | Vineland, NJ

 

301 S. Main Road

Welcome to the Vineland Acme!

Welcome back to The Retail Connection! We'll be in Vineland for the next two weeks to tour this Acme and one of the ShopRite stores in town as well. We're starting with this Acme, which opened in 1997 and has a modified exterior design to match the castle theme of the center. This was one of the very last Acme stores to have the "Albertsons Marketplace" interior decor, which we saw in Avalon, although it's recently been remodeled to Quality Built.  Why don't we take a look inside?

Heading in through the FOOD·DRUG entrance, the signage for which is original to the store. The exterior has been mostly unmodified from its opening.

This welcome sign is the only remaining element from the previous decor package. I was expecting the store to still have Albertsons Marketplace/Santa Fe, and this sign was the first thing I saw, so imagine my surprise when I saw what you see below...

Quality Built! The produce department is to the left through this entrance. I could be wrong, but the green paint here looks lighter than it does in older QB stores.

The fresh bakery is on the left wall past produce.

A pretty large packaged meats section is in the back left corner. I really like how "The Freshest Food GUARANTEED" is white on gray. Usually, it's gray on yellow.

Service seafood and meats follow on the back wall. "Fresh" isn't capitalized here for some reason.

The corner deli is next, in a darker gray than usual to match the signage itself. If you haven't noticed already, the newer Quality Built remodels are slightly different from the earlier ones we've seen before.

Aisle 12! These aisle markers look a little neater than normal, too, although that could just be because they're new.

This is unrelated to the Acme, but I thought this photo hanging was interesting. It's of the old Woolworth store in downtown Vineland in 1960. I have no idea what this is today.

The store has a total of 16 aisles, which is about average for a store of this ilk. Dairy takes up all of the last aisle.

Pharmacy, HABA, and general merchandise are in the front left corner past dairy. While the inside obviously just says "PHARMACY", the old Sav-On branding remains on the front of the store.

And a look down the front end. I've always liked how these "90's Superstore" Acme locations have windows all along the front wall.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2019

As I said earlier, the only exterior change this store has had during its lifetime is the addition of the Sav-On logo during the mid-2000s remodel.

Nearby competition

2.9 miles away: ShopRite of Landis

Not far from this Acme is the ShopRite of Landis Avenue. This store is older than the Acme, although it's still pretty large and nice inside. The store is operated by Village Super Markets. We'll be touring this store next week.

3.3 miles away: Lidl of Vineland

In the other direction is the Vineland Lidl, which opened November 16, 2017 as the very first Lidl in New Jersey and the first in the greater Philadelphia area. The store is virtually identical architecturally to the Folsom Lidl, which we toured in October as the very first store featured on The Retail Connection. The inside looks to be remodeled, though.

3.4 miles away: ShopRite of Delsea

The Delsea ShopRite is literally right behind the Lidl. The store opened in June 2013 as the third ShopRite owned by Bottino's Family Markets, who also operate the Millville location nearby. Interesting how this store is so close to the Village ShopRite on Landis.

That's all we have today on The Retail Connection! I must say, this was a pretty nice Acme. It must be doing well if it's able to survive being surrounded by ShopRites. It seemed decently busy inside, especially compared to Swedesboro. I do wonder why it took so long to get remodeled to Quality Built. Anyway, thanks for reading and don't forget to tune in next week for the ShopRite of Landis! Sincerely, The Retail Connection.