Acme Markets
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 159 |
Key people | Sean Thompson (president) |
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| Parent | American Stores (1917–1998) Albertsons (1999–present) |
| Website | acmemarkets |
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.