Acme Fresh Market
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- For an unrelated chain with the same name see Acme Market.
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| Type | Private/Grocery |
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| Founded | 1892 |
| Headquarters | Akron, Ohio |
| Key people | Steven T. Albrecht, president |
| Industry | Retail |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor |
| Website | http://www.acmestores.com/ |
Acme Fresh Market is a grocery store chain with 15 locations in Northeast Ohio serving Portage, Stark, & Summit Counties. [1] It has been locally owned since 1892.
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[edit] History
Acme Fresh Market was responsible for two subsidiary stores: Click, a department store and grocery store under one roof, and Y-Mart (derived from Youngfellow Pharmacy), a chain of pharmacy/convenience stores similar to Walgreens. In the mid 1990s, the Click stores were renamed Acme Supercenters. The Y-Mart stores were re-named Acme Express. By the late 1990s, the Acme Supercenters were closed, as part of the company's effort to close smaller stores and renovate the remaining locations into the rebranded Acme Fresh Market.
[edit] Savings card
Acme Fresh Market's savings card is simply known as the "Acme Fresh Market Savings Card" [2].
[edit] Nicknames
The company is affectionately known as "Smackme" and "Crackme" to some of its employees.
[edit] Locations
14 company-owned stores and one franchise
- Akron, Ohio (6 locations)
- Canton, Ohio
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (2 locations)
- Hudson, Ohio
- Kent, Ohio
- North Canton, Ohio
- Norton, Ohio
- Stow, Ohio
- Tallmadge, Ohio [3]
[edit] Expansion
On July 6, 2006, one of Acme's competitors, Tops Markets, announced it was leaving Northeast Ohio and seeking buyers for its 46 stores. Eight locations, some of them originally operated as Finast, are in the Akron area. Acme President Steven T. Albrecht indicated to the Akron Beacon Journal that the company will "review the Tops Stores" to see if any "fit Acme's goals" [4] Acme No. 11, located in Tallmadge, is relocating to one of these former Tops stores [5]. The new location is expected to open in mid-March 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ Acme Stores website- retrieved July 9, 2006.
- ^ http://www.acmestores.com/marketing/acme_card_benefits.html Retrieved 16 December 2006.
- ^ http://www.acmestores.com/acme_stores.html Acme locations. retrieved July 9, 2006.
- ^ http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/business/14985319.htm Grocery Chain to Go, Ethridge, Mary and Sandra M. Klepach, Akron Beacon Journal, July 7, 2006. Retrieved July 9, 2006.
- ^ Clawson, Kerry. "Acme store to move across street in Tallmadge." Akron Beacon Journal. 21 December 2006. D1+. Full Story: Akron Beacon Journal
