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    Retail

    Lansdowne Ave. Rite Aid in Drexel Hill Latest Store to Close in Bankruptcy

    June 27, 2025

    You can add one more Delaware County Rite Aid store to the list of closings amid the retail pharmacy’s bankruptcy, writes Daniel Une for Penn…

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    Retail

    Rite Aid to Close More Bucks County Locations Amid Second Bankruptcy

    June 26, 2025

    Rite Aid is closing an additional 28 stores in Pennsylvania, including four in Bucks County, after filing for bankruptcy for a second time, writes Daniel…

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    Economic Development

    See Which Grocery Chain Has Most Stores in Chester County 

    September 30, 2024

    Grocery chains have become bigger than ever by acquiring their smaller local and regional competitors, with Walmart, Kroger, Aldi (Süd), and Albertsons now owning a…

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    Commerce

    Battle Over Kroger-Albertsons Merger: What It Means for Malvern’s Acme

    August 30, 2024

    Acme in Malvern could be looking at some changes if the government does not manage to prevent the Kroger-Albertsons merger, one of the biggest supermarket…

  • Commerce

    Malvern-Based Acme President to Lead Plans for Kroger Merger

    May 24, 2023

    The former president of Malvern-based Acme Markets is taking on a new position. Jim Perkins who is currently leading parent company Albertson’s Mid-Atlantic division, has…

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    Retail

    Malvern-Based Acme Sold to Kroger for $20 Billion

    December 19, 2022

    The owner of Malvern-based grocery chain, Acme, is selling its company to Kroger for $20 billion. Kroger will be accruing Acme-owner Albertsons’ $5 billion debt…

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    Newtown Square

    General Recreation Can Help You Raise Money for a Playground

    October 20, 2022

    In today’s economic environment, playground fundraising can face financial obstacles to bring your playground project to life. General Recreation Inc. in Newtown Square, a playground…

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    Retail

    In the Region’s Ultra-Competitive Supermarket Market, a Tried-and-True Brand Stays Relevant

    April 22, 2022

    Phila. area grocery shoppers have a multitude of choices for amassing food and other goods. And several of the current competitors — Wegmans, Trader Joe’s,…

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    Commerce

    Malvern-Based Acme May Soon Be on the Market as Parent Company Looks to Sell Some of Its Grocery Chains

    March 8, 2022

    Albertsons, the owner of Malvern-based Acme Markets, may be looking to sell some of its grocery chains as it launches a review of its business…

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    Retail

    Never a Hero in Your Own Hometown: Malvern-Based Acme Makes Popular-Grocery Ranking, Just Not Here

    February 7, 2022

    Malvern-based Acme Markets took the top spot as the most popular grocery store chain in two states. Just not our’s. A new report by 24/7…

  • Retail

    Acme’s Parent Company to Create New Mid-Atlantic Division Headquartered in Malvern

    August 6, 2020

    Albertsons, the parent company of Acme and several other grocery brands, is planning to follow up on its IPO with structural changes that include a…

  • Retail

    Debt-Ridden Owners of Malvern-Based Acme Pleased with Pandemic-Driven Boost in Sales

    May 15, 2020

    The debt-ridden owners of Malvern-based Acme are hoping that the huge boost in sales during the coronavirus pandemic will help them sell 2,000 supermarkets, writes…

  • Commerce

    Parent Company of Malvern-Based Acme Markets Plans to Sell Stock in IPO

    March 19, 2020

    Albertsons, the parent company of Malvern-based Acme Markets, is considering selling its stock through an initial public offering for the third time in five years,…

  • Retail

    Acme President Survives Albertsons Shakeup

    November 12, 2014

    In the midst of AB Acquisition’s shakeup of leadership for the Albertsons grocery chain, the winds of change have bypassed Acme Markets’ new leader in Malvern. Jim…

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