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Grocer , Subsidiary of Supervalu Inc
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Crazy About Food
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Judy Spires, President<br>Jeff Noddle, Chairman and CEO<br>Mike Jackson, COO<br>John Hooley, Executive Vice President President, Retail East
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1891 ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania )
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Malvern, Pennsylvania
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Retail
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Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, general grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor
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http://wwwacmemarketscom/
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This article is about Acme Markets, the Philadelphia-area division of Supervalu . For the Akron, Ohio based chain, see Acme Fresh Market .
is a wholly owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Supervalu.
Acme was founded in
1891 by
Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford in South
Philadelphia and now operates almost 135 supermarkets in
Delaware ,
Maryland ,
New Jersey , and
Pennsylvania under the Acme banner.
In in Montana and other Western states;
Star Markets in New England;
Osco Drug in the Midwest, Northwest, and New England, and
Sav-On Drugs in California, Nevada, and Texas. In
1988 it acquired
Lucky Stores , also in
California , and then divested
Alpha Beta to the Yucaipa Cos.,
Buttrey Food & Drug was spun off to its management, which subsequently sold the chain to Albertsons (prior to American Stores merger with Albertsons); and
Star Market was sold to Investcorp, which subsequently sold the chain to
J Sainsbury Plc , who merged it with their Shaw's Markets chain, which was itself sold to Albertsons in 2004.
The company is the largest food and drug retailer in the competitive
Philadelphia market, where it competes with local chains, including
Giant ,
Pathmark ,
ShopRite , Safeway-owned
Genuardi's ,
Superfresh ,
Thriftway/Shop 'N Bag and
Wal-Mart Supercenters .
