Fallston Acme grocery store to close end of February
A BANV Twitter reader (thanks, Bob!) just alerted me to the news that our ACME in Fallston will be closing. A worker at the store told me they’ll close at the end of February and the press release I just received from ACME Markets indicates the store was underperforming. (See the release below.) At the moment, the county’s Planning and Zoning Department doesn’t have any permit requests from anyone else looking to rebuild at the site at 2315 C-7 Bel Air Road, near the Route 152 and Route 1 intersection. On the other side of that intersection, construction is under way for developer Michael Euler’s Aumar Village. At this time, Planning and Zoning has issued permits for a McDonald’s, a drug store and a sit down restaurant at the Aumar Village site. The developer had wanted to put a grocery store at that site, but last April failed to get county approval to extend the public utilities he needed to that portion of the property.
Click here to read a previous BANV story on Aumar Village.
Here’s the press release issued by ACME Markets on the store closing:
ACME to Close Fallston Store
MALVERN, Pa. – January 3, 2011 – ACME Markets today announced plans to close the Fallston, Md. store located at 2315 C-7 Bel Air Road. The store will be closed by the end of February 2011.
ACME strives to ensure the success of all its stores. However, it is occasionally necessary to close those that are not meeting company goals in today’s competitive and difficult economic environment. While the decision to close a store is difficult—given the impact on associates and customers—ACME has a responsibility to do what is best for the long-term growth and success of the company as a whole.
ACME has enjoyed being part of the Fallston community and would like to thank customers and associates of the Fallston store.
About Acme
ACME Markets, part of the nationwide SUPERVALU® INC. (NYSE: SVU) family of grocery stores, operates 123 stores in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, employing over 16,000 associates. With a market-leading position in the Delaware Valley, ACME offers consumers fresh and convenient supermarket solutions, in addition to services such as Sav-on Pharmacies at select locations. Established in 1891, the company and its associates remain committed to the communities they serve, contributing more than $2.5 million each year to a variety of local charitable causes. For more information about ACME visit www.acmemarkets.com.
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This is typical Harford County 101. The Fallston Mall was allowed to crumble literally and no approval for a grocery store at the other corner in a part of town that would easily support it. Harris Teeter was supposedly rumored for Aumar Village. Why does the county’s economic development powers that be allow this? We have 2 lane roads leaving Bel Air to major population centers like Forest Hill, Aberdeen, & Abingdon…realizing that the state pays most of this…15,000 new jobs coming to APG & two lane roads to support it!!!Astonishing. The county allows every tree to be torn down in a new development & look at the accompanying run-off? A 2,500 new townhome developer is required to widen the road in just the front of their property & we wonder why the emergency broadcast system is activated for the Constant Friendship traffic disaster on 12/23 & 12/30? Backwards beyond backwards. No preplanning whatsoever for infrastructure, although I will credit the high school remodelings – good job there. Fallston with no grocery store – priceless. Shame, shame, shame.
I say finally some good news the over priced, dirty store is closing. Sorry for the employees though. Maybe the county should make the owner clean that whole store front up. Harford and Baltimore County do not need anymore stores to be built, they need to require owners of run down properties and vacant properties to maintain the properties.
Hopefully some of those employees can get hired at the new Wal-Mart.
A major shuffling of the deck is underway for grocers here. Weis is next to close in Abingdon. Will Giant hold out in Abingdon? Petco is going bye bye. HUGE vacancies are mounting around Bel Air…starting to look like Edgewood’s ghost town of former retailers…C-Mart is no more. Spenceola Antiques is closed. Bassett Furniture is closing. When will the bleeding stop that is this 2nd Great Depression?
Has anyone looked into who is moving into the Acme location immediately after the Acme closes? Hint: there is a new retailer moving in there immediately after it close, it’s a grocery store, and it is local.
Bye Bye Acme and hello Harvest Fare
They are already hiring for the Fallston Store
Lets hope they are cleaner than Acme and have lower prices.
I just googled harvest fare. looks like another acme to me. A cheap grocery store. Isn’t that what wal-mart’s for??? Why don’t we get a TRADER JOE’S?????? Or something similar to this:
http://www.freshandeasy.com/whereweare.aspx?jt=1&jp=&jadid=6444411177&js=1&jk=fresh%20easy&jsid=21456&jkId=gc:a8a8ae4d62ce56ea1012cf150a79f46df:t1&&gclid=CL65qPXfkqcCFdF95QodATvtdw
and the LAST thing we need is another pharmacy and McDonald’s. Give me a break!!!! WE WANT HEATHY FOOD!!!!!!!!!
(sorry I am getting so feisty, it’s just that I was sooooo hopeful)
JMJ Properties c/o of Fallston Mall loses yet another tenant,Life In Christ Community Church announced plans to close its doors also at the Fallston, Md. Mall located at 2315 B3-B4 Bel Air Road. No update on their new location.
Just found out today that Fallston Mall is under forclosure. The few venders left, were told to pack it up. Life In Christ Community Church renting space at the swing time dance studio, told its members today (January 22, 2012) the property was in forclosure.