Acme

I was shopping in the Valley Road, Montclair Acme yesterday with my senior neighbor, when he had a medical episode. The store staff, including Store Manager, Rob (a former EMT), Diane, Alex and a few other team members sprang into action to help him.
I was so thankful for the help and kindness that these store members provided for my neighbor. They certainly went above and beyond their job requirements.
Thank you all for your help. We will definitely be back to shop there!

The store is a former A&P that has since been slightly refreshed/​refurbished. It continues to have a really weird layout that is similar to the Shop Rite on N Franklin Ave in Nutley, where the store is oddly chopped in half and the some of the aisles are unusually short.
The cheese selection in this store is really awful and is broken up into three different areas, which is incredibly frustrating, and they do not label cheese very well (rennet vs. vegetarian). The yogurt selection is also really poor. Produce is fresh and well laid out. It does have a small kosher section (albeit dry goods, no kosher meat). One advantage is that you do not need a shopper’s card to take advantage of sales and I got a great deal on the coffee that I normally buy.
Staffers are nearly non-​existent. Perhaps I was there during a shift change. There were several who were talking to each other at the end of the aisle about leaving for the day while I was climbing to reach for something.
The store was empty. One other advantage is that there is ample parking, something that is an anomaly in this part of town.
Overall, this store lacks proper flow. It is unclear where to enter and exit, and at times it looks like people are entering the store through the exit area which makes it awkward. Prices are decent particularly for Montclair. I don’t know whether I would come here instead of Stop and Shop in Belleville unless there was a sale (like they had on my coffee) for basics.

The employees are loud and rude. I asked for double bags and got an arguement. The bags are horribly thin. They were all ripped by the time I got to my car. With the prices you pay you would think u could at least get a pleasant experience and a bag that makes it to your house before ripping.

Missing the A&P and that was not even better than Shoprite. However this Acme is not what is needed as central town supermarket. Don’t see much of a change other they seem to have less choices and less savings due to missing generic brands like America Choice. The staff is basically the same but I rather go the extra mile to Shoprite for savings and better quality which is an inconvenience. We deserve better here for a central supermarket. Get better or get going !!!

Very nice store. Great prices and very clean. Great variety of food products. Location is perfect, off Valley Road. (973) 746‑0058. Opened recently. Today is Nov. 23, 2015 First time visiting.

We used to have an Acme in Montclair. In fact, there used to be Acme’s in every town around here. There was even one in Clifton up until last year. And they all closed for a reason.
I had high hopes that this store would transform into a great local market when A&P closed, but unfortunately, Acme is just another big, corporate, out-​of-​touch supermarket company. They have LOCAL signs everywhere, but it felt completely generic.
They have removed some of the local brands that A&P carried, like Nanina’s in the Park marinara or fra diavolo sauce, and there wasn’t any Calandra’s bread! Every supermarket in New Jersey carries Calandra’s for a reason – it is the best. Instead, I tried their own Acme baguette. It was obviously frozen and «baked» in store. Maybe in Idaho, people like to eat terrible supermarket bakery products, but this is North Jersey. We have REAL bakeries here and we prefer real bread.
When I got to the register, I asked the cashier how I enter my My Mixx number so I could get the savings from the e-​coupons I had added to my account at home. She looked at me and said «what is My Mixx»? Then the cashier next to her said the same thing. Really? There was a giant My Mixx poster hanging right over us, which I pointed out to her, but she had no clue what it is.
It is obvious that these people weren’t trained or shown any respect by the new owners. I will be walking the extra 500 meters to Kings for great selection and customer service, as well as a supermarket owned and operated by local people – not Idahoans!
RIP Acme!

Way cheaper than the old A&P that (until last month) occupied this space, and way less crowded than the Brookdale ShopRite. Based on two visits, my hunch is that ShopRite is a hair cheaper on many staples. But going to ShopRite means playing shopping-​cart bumper cars, and Acme is a much saner (read: emptier) experience.