ShopRite | West Chester, PA

 

1115 West Chester Pike

Welcome to the West Chester ShopRite!

In a sea of Acme and GIANT, the ShopRite of West Chester is one-of-a-kind in Chester County. The next closest ShopRite is in Delaware, and the only other store owned by this store's operator, KTM Supermarkets, is about 30 miles northeast in Hatfield. However, the store is obviously very successful, as it's been in business since 1970 and was by far the busiest store I visited out of the five in this group. A Progressive Grocer article from 2010 highlights the store's then-recent remodel, the decor from which is still looking good today. Let's take a look inside!

Floral and alcohol are to the left past the entrance. I'm not sure what would have been in the beer and wine area originally.

Produce is on the right side of the grand aisle, which in this store is referred to as Market Street.

Hot foods, deli, and seafood are on the left wall, while the fresh bake shoppe is in the back of the grand aisle. A lot of the signage here is the same as Hatfield.

A small butcher counter and the packaged meat cases can be found upon entering the main store.

Health and beauty aids are in the first few aisles. This store did have a pharmacy at one point, which I assume was in this general area, but I'm guessing it was taken out during the mass ShopRite Pharmacy closures in 2021.

A look down aisle 7, where you can find anything you could ever need to make pasta.

Dairy and frozen are on the right side of the store. I assume the frozen foods area was a different store that ShopRite expanded into, as it's pretty closed off from the rest of the store and also in line with strip mall which faces the store.

As per usual, the checkout lanes and customer service are on the front end of the store. I don't think I've ever seen a supermarket with so many windows! Another interesting thing about this area is that the exit goes straight outside, not through the foyer.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2023

Looking the same as it does today. The frozen foods area I mentioned is to the right in this photo.

Nearby competition

1 mile away: Acme of West Goshen

Our next and final stop in the West Chester area will be the Acme in West Goshen. It seems like a pretty typical 90s Acme, but it actually first opened in 1958! Don't miss the tour next week!

2.8 miles away: GIANT of Westtown

We toured this GIANT last week, and you can take a tour around it here. This store opened in 2017 on the site of a demolished former GIANT, which originally opened as a SuperFresh in 1982.

Despite being pretty far away from other ShopRites, this store seemed really busy and was very nice! I think I would definitely do some shopping here if I lived in the area. Anyway, thanks for reading, and see you next year! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.