ShopRite | Drexel Hill, PA

 

5000 State Road

Welcome to the Drexeline ShopRite!

It's our second time at a brand new ShopRite this year! The completely rebuilt ShopRite of Drexeline opened back on September 1 as the first tenant of the reinvented Drexeline Town Center. The store is operated by the Burns family, who have been in this center since 1980 when they took over a former 50's Acme and reopened it as IGA. It later became one of the earliest The Fresh Grocer stores, and was renamed ShopRite in 2014. The previous store closed in May and was demolished to make way for more parking and apartments. The new store is amazing inside and out, so let's see it!

Interesting side note: this is the first purpose-built ShopRite to open in Delaware County since 1967! The Folsom store opened that year, but it became one of the first Pathmarks in 1968. With this post, the only currently-operating Delco ShopRite that we haven't made it to yet is Glenolden.

Prepared foods are located just past the entrance. There's a second-floor cafe area you can eat your food in, and we'll be seeing that at the end of the tour.

Floral is located underneath the cafe.

A beautifully-stocked and beautifully-decorated produce department takes up the left side of the grand aisle.

The bakery is the first service department we see, located next to the fresh made section. I really like this decor, but as nwretail pointed out, the signage itself looks more 2000's than 2020's. I have to agree. Brookhaven had a somewhat more modern decor, though I do think I like this version better.

Deli is in the corner on the right side of the store. This is the opposite of Woolwich, which has the deli in the bakery's spot and the bakery here.

The seafood market is up next. I like the detail on this sign.

Beer and wine are in the first aisle. This is the first ShopRite I've seen that has alcohol, although I believe the old store had it as well.

The fresh and packaged meat departments are past seafood.

Here, we're looking at ten of the store's eighteen aisles. Having the security cameras underneath the aisle markers is a smart idea.

Dairy is in the back left corner. The sign being attached to the milk jugs is a cool touch.

Frozen foods line the left wall. I've never liked how ShopRite has their frozen foods area set up. It feels like a maze, and an especially hard-to-navigate one on busy days.

Eleven checkout lanes and a lot of self-checkouts make for a very active front end. Also, this is a strange thing to notice (though an equally strange thing to change), but the renderings of the store online showed the front end saying "The Burns family thanks you for shopping with us!", while the actual sign says "Our family thanks you for shopping with us!" Anyway... let's head upstairs!

There's a nice amount of seating for customers and employees enjoying some fresh made food. Now for some of the best pictures we've ever seen on the blog...

You can see practically the entire store from up here! This tour really only needed to be two pictures.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2015

The old store had a good run selling groceries, but it was definitely time for a change.

Nearby competition

1.7 miles away: GIANT of Sproul Road

The older of two GIANTs in Springfield. This store opened in 2009 on the site of a demolished Value City Department Store. Inside, it has the backlit decor.

2 miles away: Walmart Supercenter of Springfield

One of very few Walmart Supercenters in this area, this store opened in 2011 in what was originally an S. Klein but had more recently been subdivided between several stores. I went past this store on the way to ShopRite and noticed that the signage was taken down, so I'm guessing the store is being remodeled.

2.3 miles away: GIANT of Springfield Square

The other GIANT in Springfield, which we toured back in May. This store opened in 2012 in a former Genuardi's. It has the same decor as the Sproul Road location.

3.1 miles away: Acme of Clifton Heights

This store opened in 1995 on the site of the former Bazaar of All Nations flea market/mall. It has Quality Built inside, although it previously had Premium Fresh & Healthy 3.0, Santa Fe, and originally Red White & Blue.

Well, that was a pretty long tour, but such a nice store is definitely deserving of one! The Burns family knocked it out of the park with this store, and I wish them the best of luck. I saw a meme a few days ago about how this is the nicest thing to be built in Delaware County in the past 10 years, and that very well could be true. I hope you enjoyed this tour, and I hope to see you again next week! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.