3003 Black Horse Pike
Welcome to the English Creek ShopRite!
It's December, the most wonderful time of the year, and it's time for our New Jersey Grand Finale for 2023! The English Creek ShopRite, located in Egg Harbor Township, opened on March 8, 1988 (thanks Zachary!) as a Village ShopRite, co-anchoring the center with a Jamesway. Strangely, the side of the building has the logo for Starn's ShopRite, despite Starn's having sold their stores to Village two years prior to this store's opening. One thing is certain, though: the decor in this store is undoubtedly from the 1980's!
This ShopRite Pharmacy sign by the main entrance sets the stage for the rest of the tour.
The actually super retro produce department lines the right wall of the store. The top of the E in produce is gone, which is to be expected in a 35 year old decor, though this store has been maintained quite well.
Seafood and meats are located on the back wall. The seafood signage is really amazing.
Pet products are in aisle 12. The aisles are quite narrow in this store.
The bakery is in the back left corner. I'm assuming this signage was replaced after the store's opening, as, while not identical, it's quite similar to the Village decor from the 2000's as seen in Vineland.
Frozen foods and dairy are in the last few aisles on the left side of the store.
Bread is in the corner. The tree signage is an interesting choice, considering the department.
Lining the front wall are ShopRite from Home, the pharmacy, customer service, the tobacco shop, and greeting cards.
Other Images of Interest
Street View Images
2017
Even if Street View went back to 1990, we'd probably see no difference from today other than the cars in the parking lot.
Nearby competition
2.8 miles away: Acme of Mays Landing
The Acme in Mays Landing opened in 1990 as the main anchor to the Festival at Hamilton shopping center. Despite having opened only three years later than ShopRite, it's decidedly much more modern, with a Quality Built renovation taking place in recent years.
3.1 miles away: Walmart Supercenter of Mays Landing
The Walmart in Mays Landing opened in 1994 and was expanded to a Supercenter in 2012. Inside, it has the current Airport decor from Walmart. The tour for this store can be found here.
4.4 miles away: Lidl of Egg Harbor Township
Despite being in the same town, the Egg Harbor Lidl is further away from the ShopRite than the Mays Landing stores. This store was built by Genuardi's in 2001 and closed with the rest of the chain in 2012, later becoming the independent JR's Fresh Market (affiliated with Thriftway and later Foodtown) from 2015 to 2018. Lidl opened in 2021. Check out my July tour of this store here.
That's all for this tour! Despite its seriously dated decor, I thought this seemed like a pretty nice and well-kept ShopRite. It seemed quite busy as well, compared to Acme at least. I'm sure we'll be back in New Jersey in no time, but for the rest of the year we'll be in southeastern Pennsylvania. See you next week! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.
ShopRite really wanted to emphasize where the bread was in this store, as that's a lot of signage just for bread! It's always fun seeing a nicely-preserved vintage supermarket like this. The store does look well cared for, even if it is a bit old. I know it's a more modern feature, but I also liked the theme of the "Blueprint Sub Shop", where "you're the architect" of your sandwich - that was clever.
ReplyDeleteYeah, there's no missing the bread here! And yes, this store is definitely pretty well maintained for its age. I like the Blueprint Subs and Salads branding, too, though the "Build your dream" part of the slogan is kind of pretentious/overstating it, in my opinion.
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Neat old décor here! Great photos as always.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! Thank you!
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