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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 159[1] |
Key people | Tom Lofland (President) |
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| Parent | Independent (1891–1917) American Stores (1917–1998) Albertsons (1999–present) |
| Website | acmemarkets |
Acme Markets Inc. (stylized as ACME Markets) is a supermarket chain operating 161 stores throughout Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley of New York, and Pennsylvania and, as of 1998, is a subsidiary of Albertsons, and part of its presence in the Northeast. It is headquartered in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, near Malvern, a Philadelphia suburb.
Acme Markets has 162 supermarkets[2] in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland.
After many decades of being the largest grocery retailer in the Delaware Valley, Acme fell to No. 2 behind ShopRite in 2011.[3] As of 2013, Acme was No. 3 behind No. 1 ShopRite and No. 2 The Giant Company in the region.[4]
- ^ "All ACME Markets Locations - Pharmacy, Grocery, Weekly Ad". local.acmemarkets.com.
- ^ Allison, Cheryl (November 16, 2015). "Three area SuperFresh stores become ACME markets this week". Main Line Times.
- ^ "ShopRite edges Acme in Philadelphia-area grocery sales". Interstate General Media - philly.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "ShopRite, Giant dominate Delaware Valley and Philadelphia market share". Equity Retail Brokers. July 8, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2017.