Acme Markets

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 1999, 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
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1891 (1891) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
162
Key people
Jim Perkins (President)
ProductsBakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor, health, beauty
ParentIndependent (1891–1917)
American Stores (1917–1999)
Albertsons (1999–present)
Websiteacmemarkets.com

Acme Markets has 162 supermarkets 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 #2 behind ShopRite in 2011. As of 2013, Acme was #3 behind #1 ShopRite and #2 The Giant Company in the region.

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