Acme Markets

Acme Markets Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1891 (1891) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
159
Key people
Sean Thompson (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 an American supermarket chain, originating in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and operates 159 stores throughout Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley of New York. The chain is still concentrated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is headquartered in East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, near Malvern, a Philadelphia suburb. As of 1998, it is a subsidiary of Albertsons.

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.