700 Plaza Drive
Welcome to the Four Seasons ShopRite!
Hopefully you aren't sick of ShopRite yet, because we have one more to visit! We'll be spending the next few weeks around the Delaware-Maryland border, starting with this ShopRite. The store first opened as a SuperFresh in 2001, anchoring the Four Seasons Plaza. SuperFresh closed in late 2007, and owner A&P reopened it under a different banner, Pathmark, on March 27, 2009. You can view a Flickr album from Pathmark themselves with photos of the store shortly after opening by clicking here. Pathmark wasn't a big hit, and closed in 2012. The Kenny family, which owns all ShopRites in Delaware, took the store under their reign and reopened it on August 24, 2013. They've been the most successful in this location, and obviously the store is still open today. So, let's see what it looks like!
The floral shoppe is just to your right when you enter this store. The decor here is the same as Brandywine Commons, and I believe is included in all Delaware ShopRites. On the other hand, the layout is basically identical to the Millville and Vineland stores, both of which are in New Jersey. I was surprised to see that, as I would've thought they would've kept the SuperFresh/Pathmark layout.
Prepared foods and the salad bar are across from floral, and cafe seating is tucked into the corner.
The produce department is on the other side of the grand aisle. I took a very similar photo in Vineland.
The deli, bakery, and seafood counters complete the grand aisle.
The meat department is in the back of the store, as is common with most supermarkets. I wonder how many stores have meats in a different part of the store.
A look down aisle 16, which has various household products. The aisles in this store are very clean and streamlined.
Dairy and frozen foods are in the last few aisles. The vertical TV hanging above the aisle is pretty interesting.
A look at the front of the store, with checkouts and customer service.
Other Images of Interest
Street View Images
2018
I've always liked this design of SuperFresh, though my favorite is this one. Also, that "cafe" sign to the left looks weirdly old, even though it must have been added by ShopRite. Pathmark definitely didn't have a cafe, and SuperFresh probably did, but the signage would've been more like this.
Nearby competition
2.1 miles away: Safeway of Glasgow
This will be the store we take a look at next week. It opened as a Genuardi's in the late '90s, relocating from an older store in the shopping center, being renamed to Safeway in 2004 along with the other Delaware Genuardi's stores after Safeway acquired them three years earlier. After the closure of the Wilmington Safeway in 2018, this is the only one remaining in the greater Philadelphia area.
4.6 miles away: Food Lion of Elkton
We'll be crossing the border into Maryland for the first time with this store. It opened in 1999 as the anchor of a small shopping center, a setup not unlike what you would probably find in the middle of nowhere in North Carolina.
This was quite a nice store! The decor, layout, and selection were all good. The store wasn't unnavigably crowded, but it seemed to be doing good business. Thanks for joining me, and I'll see you next week at Safeway! The Retail Connection: Check out happy.
Really cool to see all those Pathmark pictures on flickr! From Acme Style, I always thought that décor package (in its A&P iteration, at least) was pretty innovative. And I definitely agree with you on SuperFresh having had great exterior designs, too!
ReplyDeleteI agree! It would've been interesting if they had used it more. The only other photos they posted were from "customer appreciation day" at a store on Staten Island.
DeleteI'm not exactly fond of that decor, but I do agree that it was quite modern and interesting for the time. I've always liked the Foodmarket decor that this store most likely opened with. The exteriors were A&P's strong suit in the '90s and '00s!