2400 Peoples Plaza
Welcome to the Glasgow Safeway!
Hey, we're at a Safeway! This store is the only Safeway in the Philadelphia area, as well as the only former Genuardi's still connected to Safeway (unless you count the Barnegat store, now an Acme, sister to Safeway since 2015). The presence of Genuardi's in Peoples Plaza dates back to before they were acquired by Safeway, however. They first moved into the center, and into Delaware as a whole, in March of 1995 with the acquisition of two Thriftways (one here and one in Bear). By 1997, they had built this new store, doubled in size and conforming with the standard Genuardi's store design. Safeway acquired Genuardi's in 2001, and, in 2004, all three locations in Delaware were brought under the Safeway name. The Bear Safeway closed in 2011, followed by the Wilmington store in 2018, making this the last Genuardi's-turned-Safeway in operation. Let's see if we can find any ingredients for life in here!
We're entering on the right side of the store through one of the large towers.
Just through the entrance doors, we find a Starbucks. I don't know if the Starbucks was added by Genuardi's or by Safeway, but the "FOOD COURT" signage on the front of the building on this side of the store dates back to Genuardi's.
Poetry is in bloom in the floral department. Like the Rehoboth Beach store, this location has the woodgrain variant of Lifestyle v3.
Prepared foods and the fresh deli are on the right side. This definitely was not the layout the store opened with as a Genuardi's. Pretty much every Genuardi's had produce on one side of the store and the deli/bakery on an island on the opposite side of the store.
The bakery is still pretty much right next to the deli. It's pretty big, too. A lot of space for all those oven fresh and irresistible goods.
Fresh (packaged) meats and a combined seafood and butcher block counter on the back wall.
Dairy is in the last aisle of the store. This was probably where the produce aisle was in the Genuardi's days, but I don't know that for a fact.
Customer service is here in the front of the store. There was previously a WSFS Bank branch here, with customer service on the other side of the entrance doors (which you can see on the far right in the photo). The customer service sign on the wall is pretty bare-bones compared to Rehoboth Beach.
Well, you're welcome!
Other Images of Interest
Street View Images
2023
The remodel was probably sometime in 2023. Note how this store has DriveUp & Go signage, just like Rehoboth Beach. As I noted in that post, Acme has the service as well, but doesn't advertise it on signs outside.
2018
The WSFS sign is now gone, and the Signature Cafe sign has been swapped out for DriveUp & Go.
Nearby competition
2.4 miles away: ShopRite of Four Seasons
We took a look at this store last week. It first opened in late 2001, not long after Genuardi's was acquired by Safeway, as a SuperFresh. They closed in 2007, but A&P reopened the store as a Pathmark from 2009 to 2012. ShopRite took over in 2013 and has operated in the building since.
3.0 miles away: Food Lion of Elkton
When you join us next week, we'll be at a Food Lion. As you can see, this is a pretty typical location, having opened in 1999 as the anchor of the small Elkton Crossing center. Inside, it has the latest Food Lion decor.
Thanks for joining me on this tour! I've always liked Safeways, and this one seemed pretty nice. It seems to be well cared-for, considering Safeway put in its latest decor and redid the layout at some point (not necessarily recently, though), and it was decently busy. It's also quite interesting to see this store, considering Genuardi's went out of business 12 years ago now and their parent company is still operating out of one of their stores. Have a great weekend, and I'll see you next week when we're getting our lion's share! Sincerely, The Retail Connection.
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