Lidl | Vineland, NJ

 

1107 W. Landis Ave

Welcome to the Vineland Lidl!

We haven't seen a Lidl that looks like this in a long while! The last time I made a post about one of this ilk was back in October of 2022, when, in the very first post on this blog, we toured the Folsom Lidl. That store was the very first Pennsylvania Lidl; this store is also special, as, in addition to being New Jersey's first Lidl, it was the first location in the Philadelphia area. It opened on November 16, 2017, the same year that Lidl expanded into the United States, just about five months after their first American stores opened in the Carolinas and Virginia. Inside this store we go!

This store has a slightly more deluxe version of the Folsom decor, with more color and pictures.

Produce and the bakery department encompass the grand aisle that we see when we walk in. While this store has the same layout as Folsom, the building seems to be quite a bit bigger so everything is more spaced out.

Wholesome variety is on the right side of the store.

As is usual with discount grocery stores, the store doesn't have any sort of meat or seafood department, so they're sold in freezers.

Dairy is on the back wall of the store.

A large selection of random general merchandise, ranging from games to clothes to kitchen gadgets, takes up the center portion of the store.

A look at aisle 5.

Frozen foods and various drinks and paper products are on the right wall of the store.

The checkouts on the front end. While this store seemed to have much more space than Folsom, the checkouts were somehow even more cramped.

I came. I took pictures. I blogged.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2023

You can't see it in the photo, but in every Street View photo taken since the store opened, there has been a "now open" banner in the parking lot, even several years after it opened. It wasn't there when I went, which could be a good sign or a bad one.

2018

A "now open" sign would still be acceptable here, since the store was under a year old. Also, if you compare this picture with the 2023 one, you'll see that Lidl has added "FOOD MARKET" signage on the front of the store. Folsom has done the same. I guess Lidl is having issues with people not knowing what kind of store they are?

Nearby competition

0.3 miles away: Walmart Supercenter of Vineland

Directly across the street from Lidl is the Walmart Supercenter in town. It opened in 2009 on the site of a former Jamesway, and it's one of the larger Walmarts that I've seen. Judging by the color scheme on the outside, it seems like it still has a Project Impact decor on the interior.

0.4 miles away: ShopRite of Delsea

We saw the ShopRite next door last week. It opened in 2013 and was much busier (and much nicer) than the Lidl, though they're definitely a different type of store.

Thank you for joining me on this tour! This store wasn't bad, but it was weirdly empty inside. There were barely any shoppers, and the large size of the store compared to the other Lidls I've been to did not help with that. But the store itself was still nice. That's all for this week, and I'll see you next time! The Retail Connection: Rethink grocery.

ShopRite | Vineland, NJ

 

1255 W. Landis Ave

Welcome to the Delsea ShopRite!

It's been a month since we've been in South Jersey! The last time was back on July 12 when we visited the Marmora ShopRite and, in true New Jersey fashion, we'll be seeing another ShopRite today. The Delsea ShopRite is one of two in Vineland, the other being further down Landis Avenue. That store opened back in the late '70s, while this one opened in 2013. It replaced an older and much more hidden store about a half a mile northeast that opened in 1986. This store is owned by the Bottino family, who also own the Millville location. I just threw a lot of links at you; let's go inside now!

A few stores-within-a-store in the lobby here: Great Clips and RiteCare on the right side, and ShopRite Wines & Spirits on the left. The RiteCare clinic was also a feature of the previous Delsea ShopRite (which, by the way, is now a storage facility; it was unlikely to become another supermarket due to its hidden location).

Now we enter the actual supermarket, with the floral department to the right.

Mrs. B's Homemade Kitchen Secrets and The Wok at the ShopRite are across from floral, with cafe seating in the front corner. This store has the exact same layout as the Millville Bottino's ShopRite, though with much gaudier decor. It doesn't look too bad, but I'd say it was dated when it was installed in 2013.

The gourmet delicatessen is serving Boar's Head.

Across from the delicatessen is the produce market. I actually do quite enjoy the decor as it looks here.

The expansive bakery department affixes the corner of the grand aisle. This store seems to have more references to Bottino's than the Millville store does.

The store also has a nice seafood department, serving the catch of the day. I really like the  tiled flooring in this part of the store.

The cheese bar is in the back of the produce department. Millville also has this feature, but it's larger.

A butcher shop and various meat selections along the back wall. The 2000s ShopRite slogan "Always Fresh, Always for Less" is incorporated into this store. Another ShopRite slogan is on the front wall.

This picture isn't showing anything in particular, but I wanted to include it to show just how large the back actionway is. In many stores, it would be half the size of this. This store is quite large.

A look at the double-wide aisle 8. While this store and Millville share a lot of similarities, these aisle markers (other than the general layout) are the only thing that's exactly the same.

Dairy and frozen are in the last few aisles of the store, where windows let a lot of natural light in.

Another funky tile pattern and a "This is your neighborhood, this is your ShopRite" sign as we head towards the exit doors.

Customer service is in the front of the store.

Normally, in a ShopRite, the pharmacy would be along the front wall, but, due to the wine and spirits section in this store, it instead divides the produce section from the aisles.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2023

While the inside of this store is quite nice, I'm not a huge fan of the look of the outside. I don't really love the stone used around the entrance.

Nearby competition

0.4 miles away: Lidl of Vineland

Next week, we'll be taking a look at this store, which is located right next to the ShopRite and is visible from the parking lot, though you can't get from one store to the other without getting back on Landis Avenue. This store opened on November 16, 2017 as the Philadelphia area's first Lidl.

0.4 miles away: Walmart Supercenter of Vineland

This Walmart Supercenter is located directly across the street from ShopRite. It opened on January 20, 2009. This property originally held a Two Guys, which opened on June 15, 1966 and closed in December 1981, later becoming a Jamesway before closing in 1995. It was demolished in 2007 for the Walmart.

Thank you for reading this post! I quite enjoyed this store. While I think the decor is a little over-the-top in some places, it's still a really nice store and definitely one I would want to come back to and shop at again. Next week, we aren't going far - only next door to the Lidl! See you there! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.

ShopRite | Glenolden, PA

 

140 N. MacDade Blvd.

Welcome to the Glenolden ShopRite!

Finally, we're back home! And we'll be completing the collection of currently-operating Delaware County ShopRites. The other ones are Brookhaven, Eddystone, and Drexel Hill. This ShopRite location opened on April 28, 2016, in what was formerly a Pathmark that closed with the chain in November 2015. Pathmark opened here in 1981 on the site of a former drive-in movie theater. Let's head inside and take a quick look!

This store has an extremely confusing and bad layout, so I didn't realize until after leaving the store that I missed the beer and wine section on the left side of the store, but I did get part of it in this picture. Behind me are cafe seating and the customer service counter.

The produce stand takes up most of the grand aisle. The ShopRite Kitchen and MacDade Blvd. Delicatessen are across from it on an island. By the way, this ShopRite is owned by Collins Family Markets, who also owns the Eddystone location. That store has a similarly-named Chester Pike Delicatessen and Kitchen.

The Delco Seafood Co. is in the back left corner. To the left of this was some sort of health and beauty department which went down the left wall. Here's a picture of the pharmacy department before it closed in 2021. I would think it was in this general area (probably where beer and wine is now), but I was only in this store once before the pharmacy closed so I don't remember (plus there's no place in the store that looks anything like that today).

Continuing down the back wall, we find the bakery department. The decor here was obviously retained from Pathmark's Chelsea Bakers department.

International foods are in aisle 5. The aisle markers here say both Collins Markets and ShopRite.

Various packaged meats and select butcher offerings on the back wall.

The dairy farm and frozen foods are in the last few aisles of the store.

Snacks and beverages get their own section in the front corner on this side of the store. This ShopRite seems to really like local flair, so obviously Herr's (based in Nottingham, Chester County) is front and center. Are Herr's chips really sold in all 50 states? That's what I read on their website, but I never saw them in Florida and I found a Reddit post by someone in California who couldn't find them anywhere. I do remember seeing them in an episode of Superstore (set in St. Louis), which I thought was odd.

ShopRite's old slogan adorns the front wall of this store as we check out.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2017

Not looking much different here, other than the pharmacy signage still being up. Here's how the store looked back in 2010 when it was still a Pathmark.

Nearby competition

1.1 miles away: Acme of Holmes

This Acme opened in 1969 and has been operating ever since, currently as the only anchor of the MacDade Mall. This was the second store I ever did a post on, back in 2022, and you can tour it here. Acme acquired quite a few Pathmarks during A&P's 2015 bankruptcy, and I was kind of surprised that they didn't take the Glenolden store, but I guess they were happy here. If this were the '90s, they probably would have moved into the Kmart next door, which has been abandoned for almost five years.

1.2 miles away: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market of Sharon Hill

This store first opened as an Acme back in 1959 and amazingly lasted until 2012, becoming known for being the last store in the chain with the '80s decor. It became Amelia's Grocery Outlet in 2013, which in turn became Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in 2015.

In all, I don't know how I felt about this store. The decor is great, but the store was kind of a mess, both literally and in terms of its layout. I probably would not shop here regularly. I did like their in-store soundtrack, however ("All You Wanted" by Michelle Branch -- though, in my opinion, her best song is "Are You Happy Now?"). One final thought: weirdly enough, my Flickr photo of this store was posted exactly two years ago today! I totally did not plan that out. Thanks for reading! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.