the northeast ohio grocery chain . for the unrelated philadelphia area chain see acme markets . acme fresh market type private grocery industry grocery retail founded 1891 headquarters akron ohio u.s. key people jim trout president ; nick albrecht executive vice president products grocery pharmacy dairy frozen organic produce deli meat bakery floral alcohol general merchandise website acmestores.com acme fresh market is a grocery store chain based in akron ohio united states that has 16 locations in summit portage stark and cuyahoga counties of northeast ohio . it was established in 1891 . contents 1 locations 2 history 3 expansion and renovation 4 savings card 5 fuel rewards 6 walk in clinic 7 alcohol sales 8 mascots 9 photos 10 references 11 external links locations edit the chain consists of 16 company owned stores and one pharmacy only location 1 1 akron ; organics 2 ellet ; state liquor clinic buckeye barbershop 4 hudson ; organics state liquor 6 norton ; state liquor 7 kent ; organics state liquor 10 cuyahoga falls 11 tallmadge ; state liquor 12 cuyahoga falls ; organics state liquor 14 coventry ; acme fuel center little cake shop catering center organics community room 15 bath township ; organics state liquor growler station 16 north canton ; state liquor organics 17 stow ; clinic community room organics 18 kenmore 19 canton state liquor 20 parma 21 green organics pharmacy good day cafe community room growler station closed 30 stow ; pharmacy located inside the akron general health & wellness center history edit logo history including acme s other stores frederick wilhelm albrecht a native of massillon ohio started in the grocery business when he gained control of his brother s local store . in 1891 he opened his own store in akron called albrecht s grocery . after visiting an acme store in philadelphia currently a supermarket chain owned by albertsons albrecht soon renamed his small corner grocery store acme . he also changed his business to conduct cash only sales . more acme cash stores soon opened around the akron area reaching 40 locations by 1918 . after ceasing home delivery operations albrecht renamed his stores once again to acme cash basket stores . 2 acme grew to over 100 stores both large and small by the 1930s . the great depression and world war ii brought a decline in consumer behavior and caused acme to halt its expansion . following the war acme began to experiment in the supermarket business opening their first such location in 1952 . in 1966 the 75th anniversary of the business the last of the small corner stores was closed . in 1965 acme opened a subsidiary retail chain called click . the click stores were department stores with a full sized acme grocery store under one roof . the first acme click store was in stow currently fresh market 17 . in the 1970s acme joined with youngfellow pharmacy to open y mart stores a chain of pharmacy convenience stores similar to walgreens . after new competition entered the area the click stores were renamed acme super centers in the early 1990s . the y mart stores were renamed acme express in 1996 . at the end of the 1990s the super centers and express stores were closed . some of the super centers were converted into acme fresh markets while others were sold . the acme express stores were sold to cvs pharmacy . 3 this was part of the company s effort to downsize and rebrand the remaining stores as acme fresh market . after the loss of their local acme store in 1997 residents in west akron rallied for a new supermarket to move in . henry johnson a longtime acme employee worked with acme and the city to open a new grocery store . henry s acme the company s first and only franchise location opened in 2000 . following a decline in business as well as new competition in the area the store closed its doors in 2014 . 4 there are currently sixteen acme fresh market stores an additional pharmacy as well as two rsvp food and party outlet locations . expansion and renovation edit this acme sign built in the 1950s was renovated for the new acme 10 after many years in storage . as the company moved away from non food items and into the fresh market branding many of the stores were remodeled and renovated . from the mid 2000s to the present many of the older stores have undergone various renovations . these projects were to help modernize the facilities and to streamline and improve customer experience . in 2006 one of acme s competitors tops markets announced it was leaving northeast ohio and needed to sell off its 46 stores . eight of these locations were in the akron area some of which originally operated as finast . acme president steven t. albrecht indicated to the akron beacon journal that the company was going to review the tops stores to see if any fit acme s goals 5 acme no. 11 located in tallmadge relocated to one of these former tops stores across the street in 2007 . 6 later that year acme purchased another tops location in parma ohio which had been empty for one year . the new store opened on may 3 2008 as acme no. 20 . 7 8 9 the company continued its renovation efforts in the late 2000s with the bailey road ellet kenmore kent and stow locations receiving major overhauls . in november 2009 acme opened a new pharmacy inside the akron general health and wellness center in stow . the pharmacy is designated acme no. 30 . 10 in 2013 acme completely rebuilt the store on state road in cuyahoga falls . the aging neighborhood store nearly 60 years old was ultimately replaced with a larger building featuring a nostalgic 1950s style facade . in addition the original acme street sign which stood outside the store from the 1940s to the mid 2000s has been fully restored and reinstalled . 11 in early 2012 acme announced several new projects for the coming years . a brand new store will be constructed in green ohio down the road from competitor giant eagle . the company hopes that the 68 800 square foot store the first new acme facility to be built since 1990 will be completed by summer 2014 . 12 albrecht inc. acme s realtor owns land in medina ohio and has plans for a 5 building shopping center anchored by a 68 000 square foot acme store . work on that store is planned to start after the completion of the green location . 13 14 savings card edit acme fresh market savings card the acme fresh market savings card is used to receive special discounts and sales throughout the store and to earn fuel rewards . 15 the card comes in both a wallet size and a keychain size . the current design features a mixed berry background . fuel rewards edit in march 2009 acme fresh market teamed with local circle k stores to offer gasoline discounts . the program first launched at the parma location and the rest of the chain followed in may 2009 . shoppers earn rewards for buying select products throughout the store . the rewards are in dollar and cent amounts off the total gasoline bill rather than cents off per gallon . along with the acme fresh market savings card shoppers carry a fuel rewards card which is used at the pump to redeem the credits earned . 16 walk in clinic edit in 2006 several stores introduced quickclinics . these small clinics offered patients exams and healthcare with a nurse practitioner . two years later ownership of the clinics switched to akron general . 17 18 the clinics were shut down in 2010 before changing hands and reopening one year later under the expresscare clinic brand . currently the clinics are located at acme no. 2 14 and 17 . alcohol sales edit acme stores have a wide variety of wine and beer . seven locations also have state liquor licenses . in 2011 acme started the mix a six program in the beer aisle . this is an empty six pack carrier that customers can fill with six bottles from a selection of craft beers . later that same year acme introduced growler stations at some of its stores . these stations feature several craft beers on tap which are dispensed into customer purchased acme beer jugs . mascots edit acme s mascots buck the dog and his girlfriend buffy frequently visit the stores and local events . store managers hand out kid dollars featuring buck s picture to the young shoppers . the stores often put on events at holidays for children including breakfast with santa claus and breakfast with the easter bunny . acme also offers store tours to children . the stow north canton and ellet stores offered free childcare while shopping known as kids corners . this service was discontinued in 2011 . photos edit acme corporate office acme no. 4 acme no. 7 acme no. 10 acme no. 11 akron hudson kent cuyahoga falls tallmadge acme no. 15 acme no. 16 acme no. 17 acme no. 18 acme no. 19 montrose north canton stow kenmore canton references edit acme store locations acme fresh market website retrieved february 1 2012 . the fred w. albrecht grocery company encyclopedia.com article ohio s f.w. albrecht grocery co. to sell acme express division to cvs . article west akron losing henry s acme store grocery chain to go ethridge mary and sandra m. klepach akron beacon journal . retrieved july 9 2006 . acme store to move across street in tallmadge . clawson kerry akron beacon journal . retrieved december 21 2006 . acme will move into parma betty lin fisher akron beacon journal . retrieved december 4 2007 . akron based acme fresh market to open parma store zachary lewis cleveland.com . retrieved december 4 2007 . acme fresh markets adds ohio store progressivegrocer.com permanent dead link retrieved december 6 2007 . new pharmacy in stow the breeze acme newsletter november 2009 . acme to rebuild expand state road store betty lin fisher akron beacon journal . retrieved january 31 2012 . acme to build new store in green near giant eagle akron beacon journal . retrieved january 27 2012 . archived copy . archived from the original on 2012 06 10 . retrieved 2012 06 14 . retrieved june 13 2012 . 1 acme fresh market savings card retrieved february 1 2012 . acme fuel rewards retrieved february 1 2012 . akron general to staff clinics in acmes akron beacon journal september 9 2008 . acme akron general to open walk in clinics akronnewsnow.com september 9 2008 . external links edit official website v t e supermarket chains in the united states kroger baker s supermarkets city market dillons food stores food 4 less foods co. fred meyer fry s food & drug gerbes super markets harris teeter jay c king soopers kroger owen s pay less super markets qfc ralphs roundy s pick n save mariano s metro market copp s ruler foods scott s smith s albertsons acme markets albertsons amigos carrs haggen jewel osco lucky market street pavilions randalls safeway shaw s and star market super saver tom thumb united supermarkets vons supervalu county market cub farm fresh hornbacher s save a lot shop n save shoppers ahold delhaize food lion giant carlisle giant landover hannaford brothers company martin s food markets stop & shop southeastern grocers bi lo 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