Retail Forever

ACME #2876 Opened:  1974 Address:   1095 W. Baltimore Pike Photographed:  July 2021 ACME #2876, located at the Granite Run Mall, 1095 W. Baltimore Pike in Media, Pennsylvania likely opened with the rest of the mall in 1974. Its exterior was remodeled in the early 2000s, bringing it to what it is today. Original appearance of ACME #2876 (From mrambojr's Flickr photostream) June 2019 Google Earth satellite imagery - The store's current appearance 1981 Historic Aerials satellite imagery - The store's original appearance

1. Bethany Beach - 39820 Hickman Plaza Rd Store #4710 Opened on May 22, 2010 2. Rehoboth Beach - 19869 Sea Blossom Blvd Store #3738 Opened on January 13, 2003

The holiday season is here! To kick off the season, here's a store which, if you've been reading this blog for a while, you may remember. Bed Bath and Beyond #1331's Christmas display is up at the front, and is to the right upon entering the store. For those of you who would like to read our previous post, here is the link to access it.  https://retailforever.blogspot.com/2021/01/tour-bed-bath-beyond-1331-lancaster-pa.html The first aisle of the seasonal department contains several leftover Fall and Halloween items. The second seasonal aisle, facing the customer service desk The last aisle of the seasonal section, to the far right of the department upon entering. This long aisle runs perpendicular to the rest of the aisles in this section along the back of the seasonal department 

ACME #3711 Opened:  Around 1991 Address:   121 E. City Ave Photographed:  July 2021 Bala Cynwyd's ACME supermarket, #3711, located at 121 E. City Ave opened around 1991 as the replacement for a store at the other end of the shopping center, which was formerly a Penn Fruit. The original store is now LA Fitness.

CVS #10375 Opened:  2014 Address:   674 Middletown Odessa Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Before leaving Middletown and heading down to Rehoboth Beach, we have one more drugstore to take a look at. Middletown's CVS is quite typical, so I won't be spending too much time talking about it. The only information that I could really find is that it opened on October 25, 2014.  October 2014 Google Maps Streetview - Just a few days before opening

WEIS #79 Opened:  Late 1970s Address:   331 N. Reading Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Weis's Ephrata store, #79, at 331 N Reading Rd, opened in the late 1970s with the prototype of the time. The brown canopy was later repainted green, and the entire storefront was remodeled in the mid-2000s. This is one of the three Lancaster-area stores with a Weis Gas N' Go, with the others being in Willow Street and along Stony Battery Road in Lancaster. 2004 appearance of store #79 Photo from The Weis Project Weis Gas N Go, with the main store in the background

WALGREENS #11055 Opened:  2006 Address:   4465 Summit Bridge Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Continuing our Happy Harry's-Walgreens series, we find ourselves back in Middletown, looking at another one of five Walgreens stores in the city. This one opened on August 8, 2001, and was referred to by Happy Harry's as the "Shops of Mt. Pleasant" store. With all the chain's other stores, it was sold to Walgreens in 2006 and was rebranded to the Walgreens name in 2011, with all the other Delawarean stores.   My photo of Walgreens #11055, which is conveniently also a photo of the rest of the shopping center. Walgreens recently repainted the exterior. Google Maps Streetview

REDNER'S #88 Opened:  1985 Address:   423 N. Reading Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Redner's #88, located at 423 N Reading Road in Ephrata, Pennsylvania opened in October 1985 as the chain's first store in Lancaster County. It was remodeled in 2005, and by 2008 it was the last Redner's in Lancaster County. As of July 2021, it's still open.

RITE AID #11189 Opened:  2007 Closed: 2019 Address:   245 N. DuPont Hwy Photographed:  July 2021 Rite Aid #11189 started out as an Eckerd at 15 S. DuPont Hwy in 1982. It was later sold to Thrift Drug and returned to Eckerd again starting in 1997. In 2000, Eckerd built a new store at 245 N. DuPont Hwy, replacing the older store. Rite Aid eventually wound up with this store in 2007, upon buying the Eckerd chain, although it ultimately closed in 2019, likely due to competition with CVS #1911 (0.6 miles away at 11 N. DuPont Hwy) and Walgreens #11036 (0.4 miles away at 261 N. DuPont Hwy).  Rite Aid #11189 under normal operation (Photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr) Kent County, Delaware Rite Aid Store List (as of 01/01/2017) Store #3748 - Dover Address: 1580 S. DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE Open Date: 1998 Decor Package: Wellness? Exterior Design: Diamond Window GSF: ? Additional Notes: Relocation from 1255 S. State St Store #3749

Rite Aid #729 was remodeled at some point between February and now (although, I'd probably lean towards more recently). For some pre-remodel photos and history, please head over to our previous post at  https://retailforever.blogspot.com/2021/02/glimpse-rite-aid-729-lancaster-pa.html . There's still some scarring from the old signage and the older window decals remain, leading me to believe that the remodel was very recent.

GROCERY OUTLET #705 Opened:  2015 Address:   703 Lancaster Rd Photographed:  June 2021 Grocery Outlet #705, located at 703 Lancaster Road in Manheim, Pennsylvania began its life, like all the other Grocery Outlets in the area, as an Amelia's Grocery Outlet. Opening in 1995, this was the fifth Amelia's to open. As stated above, it was converted to a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in 2015 with all the other stores (except the location on Lincoln Highway , which was rebranded a year prior.) The store as an Amelia's (Google Maps Streetview) Interior of the Manheim store as an Amelia's (2001 archive of Amelia's website)