10 E. Ridge Pike
Welcome to the Conshohocken GIANT!
Our quick stop in Philadelphia was followed by a drive up the road to Conshohocken, a town with two supermarkets, and we'll be seeing both! While it doesn't look necessarily interesting from the outside, the Conshohocken GIANT has a very interesting history. It first opened in the mid 50s as Penn Fruit, closing in 1973 and reopening as Zallie's Shop N Bag the following year. Shop N Bag closed in 1996 (with the Zallies moving on to bigger things). Clemens, a family-owned chain based in Lansdale, reopened in the space on April 16, 1997. The store was one of 13 locations sold to GIANT in 2006. After various expansions throughout all those years, the store, which started out at roughly 15,000 square feet, had become a 39,000 square foot supermarket, which we'll be seeing now.
We enter to the left side of the store, with floral to the right and produce to the left.
To the left of floral are the pharmacy and customer service counter, which divide the grand aisle and the checkouts.
The bakery department is in the far left corner of the grand aisle. It may look small, but wait until you see the meat and seafood counter!
Up next, we find the deli area.
Beer and wine is in a strange location across from the deli. I believe grab and go foods and seating were in this area originally. That probably would make more sense, but I guess they couldn't find another spot for beer and wine.
Hopefully land and sea isn't very popular at this store, because I don't think you could fit a line longer than three!
Meat is on the back wall as we enter what was the original Penn Fruit.
Household products are in aisle 12. The arched roof is still looking amazing in this store, 70 years later.
Dairy is in an alcove on the right side of the building. I would imagine this area was another store originally that one of the past tenants expanded into.
The GIANT Direct department is just past the right entrance. This was previously a WSFS Bank, and before that a Beneficial. Marty is always watching.
Both aisle 12 and checkout lane 12 decided to make an appearance in this tour!
Other Images of Interest
Street View Images
2011
Not much of a change other than new signage.
Nearby competition
0.4 miles away: Weis of Conshohocken
Our next stop will be the Weis just across the street. This store was originally a Genuardi's from 2005 to 2012, becoming Weis on June 16, 2012 along with Doylestown and East Norriton.
3.6 miles away: Acme of Andorra
Last week, we toured the Acme of Andorra Shopping Center in Philadelphia, which was in the process of closing. There are rumors that the store will become a GIANT, which would expand a few doors down, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
That is all for this tour! This was definitely a nice store, and, while it does have a somewhat strange layout in the expanded areas, it's held up pretty well for being such an old building. Next week, we're headed to the Weis in town. See you then! The Retail Connection: For today's table.
Nice looking store!
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