Acme Markets

Acme Markets Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1891 (1891) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
159
Key people
Tom Lofland (president)
Products
  • Bakery
  • dairy
  • deli
  • frozen foods
  • general grocery
  • meat
  • pharmacy
  • produce
  • seafood
  • snacks
  • liquor
  • health
  • beauty
ParentAmerican Stores (1917–1998)
Albertsons (1999–present)
Websiteacmemarkets.com

Acme Markets Inc. is a supermarket chain operating 159 stores throughout Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, the Hudson Valley of New York, and Pennsylvania and, as of 1998, 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 has 159 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 No. 2 behind ShopRite in 2011. As of 2013, Acme was No. 3 behind No. 1 ShopRite and No. 2 The Giant Company in the region.