Acme | Concordville, PA

 

101 Byers Drive

Welcome to the Concordville Acme!

Our final stop in this area of Delaware County is the Concordville Acme. This store first opened on April 25, 2008 as a co-anchor to the Concordville Town Centre along with Target and The Home Depot. Despite being nearly 16 years old, it is still the most recently-built Acme. This was one of four new Premium Fresh & Healthy stores to open under SuperValu, with the others being Avondale, Bordentown, and Limerick (closed in 2011). It's also one of the very few Acme stores to retain the Premium Fresh & Healthy decor. With that backstory out of the way, let's take a look inside!

This store is referred to as both Glen Mills and Concordville. The interior signage says Concordville, so I'll go with that.

Produce is on the left side of the grand aisle. Even despite its aging decor, the store isn't looking too badly. It's also not without a few more modern touches, as the lighting has been updated.

Deli and bakery are on the outside wall. The cheese shop to the right of the deli has closed. This is a slightly modified version of the PF&H 1.0 decor, with the colors from PF&H 2.0.

Heading to the back of the store now. While the butcher block still looks new, the signage for Lancaster Brand Meats has seen better days.

Aisle 6 (only half as good as aisle 12). While the aisle markers have been updated to Quality Built, the category markers atop the shelves are still PF&H ones.

Dairy is in the back corner, with deli meat and cheese going down the right wall.

The curvy pharmacy department still uses the Sav-On name.

Customer service is on the front wall next to the left entrance. The photo department formerly operated here as well.

A look at the checkouts and The Frosted Mug. The latter was previously the a la carte cafe.

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2023

Although the colors are different, the exterior design is virtually identical to Bordentown. While SuperValu was by far the worst company to ever own Acme, they did have some good designs. This is a really nice exterior.

2015

"Cold Beer" has since become "Beer & Wine".

Nearby competition

1.9 miles away: Wegmans of Concordville

Last week, we visited the Concordville Wegmans, which opened in 2015 as the only Delaware County Wegmans. You can tour the store by clicking here.

3 miles away: GIANT of West Chester

The Dilworthtown GIANT opened in June 2002 as the first of four GIANT stores in West Chester.

That's all for the Concordville Acme! While this is a nice store, it seemed eerily quiet compared to even GIANT and there were barely any shoppers inside. I imagine they took quite a hit when Wegmans opened, but considering the Wegmans is almost nine years old now, Acme must be performing well enough to stay open. Next week, we're headed about 15 miles east to another Acme that was much busier. Until then! Sincerely, The Retail Connection.

Wegmans | Concordville, PA

 

100 Applied Bank Blvd.

Welcome to the Concordville Wegmans!

This store is not only the first Wegmans featured on the blog, but also the first Wegmans I've ever been to! The Concordville location opened on November 8, 2015 as the anchor to Brandywine Mills. This is currently the only Wegmans in Delaware County. They had plans for a store in Broomall, which fell through in 2016 after protests over developing the center. This Wegmans, however, obviously did materialize, so let's check it out!

In typical Wegmans fashion, produce is straight ahead upon entering the store. The grand aisle continues to the right, with grocery aisles to the left.

Old fashioned subs and pizza are on the front wall by The Buzz.

Just beyond there, we find the Wegmans Wine & Beer Shop, with the Market Cafe behind it. This store doesn't have a balcony for people eating in-store, but it does have outdoor seating.

Asian foods and sushi are across from the alcohol section. I've always liked how Wegmans makes all of their departments look like a storefront. It almost reminds me of Disney World in a way.

A large bakery takes up most of the space between produce and the grand aisle. I've had Wegmans bakery products a few times before, and I've always enjoyed them.

The seafood market is in an island, while the meat department is on the perimeter under an awning.

Similarly, as we get to the back wall, we find the cheese shop in an island and the charcuterie and delicatessen departments on the wall. Funny how at Wegmans, the deli, usually the most prominent department in a supermarket, is one of the last we see.

We finally made it out of the grand aisle maze! Aisle 2 is home to home products and cooking supplies.

Dairy runs down the back wall of the store. There's the famous Wegmans train!

The pharmacy department is in aisle 2 along with health and beauty products.

Paper products and other general merchandise are in the final aisle of the store. While 16 aisles doesn't sound like a lot for a 140,000 square foot store, the grand aisle is so huge it's surprising they even got that many aisles in.

A pretty quiet front end.

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2019

I believe the only change that has been made to the store since this photo was the removal of the pub inside in 2021.

Nearby competition

1.9 miles away: Acme of Concordville

Next week, we'll be heading just up the road to the Acme of Concordville. This store opened in 2008 and is still the newest purpose-built Acme in the chain today. It also retains its original decor from when it first opened.

2.6 miles away: GIANT of West Chester

Last week, we completed the West Chester group with the GIANT store in the Shoppes at Dilworthtown Crossing. This store opened in 2002 and was recently remodeled to GIANT's current decor. You can step inside the store by clicking here.

Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at this Wegmans. I would like to come back sometime and do some actual shopping, instead of just taking photos and rushing through. Have a great weekend and be safe if you're one of the many people getting snowed in right now (myself included). Thank you for reading this post, and I'll see you next week! The Retail Connection: Every day you get our best.

GIANT | West Chester, PA

 

1393 Dilworthtown Road

Welcome to the Dilworthtown GIANT!

Our final West Chester store is the GIANT in the Shoppes at Dilworthtown Crossing. This store opened along with the center on June 25, 2002 as the first GIANT location in the West Chester area. As you can see, the exterior is a modification of the chain's early 2000s design, with brick to match the rest of the center. Inside, the store has the latest GIANT decor. Let's take a look!

This was taken in the left tower, but we'll be starting on the other side of the store.

An expansive produce department takes up most of the grand aisle.

Beer and wine is in the front corner on this side of the building. Before the store was extensively remodeled around 2011, the floral department was here.

Prepared foods, deli and cheese, and the bakery are on the outside wall, completing the grand aisle.

Natural foods are in a strange spot on the back wall next to the bakery.

A look down aisle 4, with soda, water, and other drinks.

The service meat and seafood counter is on the back wall, with the packaged meats next to it.

Frozen foods and dairy are on the left side of the store. The frozen section on the front wall in the second photo was originally home to the store's bakery. The pharmacy was located next to it, but that closed in the late 2000s and is now GIANT Direct.

The front end, with checkouts, customer service, and a Citizens Bank branch.

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2023

This must have been very shortly before, or possibly even during, the remodel to the current decor.

2007

The store was only five years old at this point.

Nearby competition

2.6 miles away: Wegmans of Concordville

Next week, Wegmans will be making its debut on the blog with a tour of their Concordville store. This location opened in 2015 and is one of the only area Wegmans.

3.4 miles away: Acme of Concordville

We'll also soon be seeing the Concordville Acme, which opened with its shopping center in 2008 and is the newest purpose-built Acme.

That's all for this store! I found it to be a pretty nice supermarket and think the new decor looks great here. Even despite me being here on a Wednesday morning in between Christmas and New Year's, the store was still quite active. See you at the Wegmans next week! The Retail Connection: For today's table.