1568 Chester Pike
Welcome to the Eddystone ShopRite!
It isn't our first time here in Eddystone! We visited this very ShopRite on the first day of 2023 and then stopped by the Walmart next door in March. While the Walmart still has the Project Impact 4.0 decor, the ShopRite was remodeled late last year with new decor somewhat similar to the look that went into several Connecticut ShopRites around the same time. I believe this is the first remodel the store has gotten since opening in 2005 in a very short-lived Festival Foods, and it looks pretty good! Let's check it out.
The previous decor had a somewhat dark color scheme, while this store has a lot of lighter green. Be sure to check out my previous tour to see the differences between then and now.
The floral department was fully stocked and spilled out into the produce department due to Mother's Day.
Produce in its usual place right as shoppers walk in. Old photos of Eddystone are on the other side of the hanging sign in the first photo. While this decor could be used pretty much anywhere, I do like how they included local flair in some places. With the previous decor, photos alone would barely tell you which store you were looking at or any idea of where it was.
The previously-empty former salad bar is now up and running again with new hot foods signage.
The deli and kitchen follow that on the right wall. Here we see a local reference with "Chester Pike Delicatessen and Kitchen."
Eddystone famous donuts are sold in the Collins Family Bake Shoppe in the back right corner of this ShopRite.
Fisherman's Wharf is now Collins Landing Seafood Market. That deluxe seafood salad sign has been there since we were here last, even at the same price.
No service meat department in this store. Just cases and freezers.
A look at aisle 7, with new aisle markers that no longer sport a slogan ShopRite stopped using in 2008.
Dairy and frozen are in the last few aisles of the store. The aisle markers seen in the third picture weren't changed during the remodel.
Long live the cheese selections!
The former pharmacy department, which closed in 2021 and was later a general/clearance section, now have a permanent role as a seasonal department.
Mom's balloons thank us for shopping as we leave the Eddystone ShopRite.
Other Images of Interest
Street View Images
2019
The exterior doesn't look too different after the remodel, other than a repaint to some lighter colors.
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And while the Walmart looked a lot different back in 2007, the ShopRite didn't change much at all. If the store hadn't been remodeled to the decor it retained until last year at this time, it would've had Festival Foods decor inside.
And that's all for our return to the ShopRite of Eddystone! The new decor is really good and definitely livens up the store, which has had the same look inside for years now. Next week, we're headed a few miles northeast to a discount grocery store. See you then! Thanks for shopping with me today! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.
I like the décor! Like you said, better than before. I'm also a little surprised they have service seafood but not meat.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely is better! I guess seafood is just more popular at this store than meat. I don't know if they had a meat counter originally and then took it away or if they've just never had one.
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