“Great prepared foods and salads. I've gotten their ribs and roasted potatoes which are excellent as are the Mac and cheese, Cole slaw and chicken croquettes. This is a regular stop when visiting the Lancaster farmers market in Wayne!”
“This shop replaced our old State Store and is 100 times better and much larger. They have free tasting and learning sessions in the back of the store you have to sign up for. Went to one for wine and cheese and it was amazing! Hope they keep up the good work!”
“Good food and good selection, this is a generally reliable stop when we need groceries. The produce can get a bit sparse sometimes. The beer selection is small but genuinely good. Whoever picks what goes in there knows what they're doing, and I've walked out with things I wasn't expecting to find at a grocery store. Parking can be a pain at the wrong hour, although that's pretty rare. The prepared foods are hit-or-miss.”
“Devon Acme is a nice location with a decent selection of products, and most of the employees are friendly and helpful. The cart attendants especially deserve recognition they’re always genuine, hardworking, and pleasant to interact with. The store itself has improved, and the new management team seems to be doing a solid job overall. The store is cleaner and more organized than before, which I appreciate. The one store manager I see, just walks around and never doing anything. Always holding his stomach like he’s in pain. That said, there are a few things that could be improved. I’ve noticed some employees wearing pajama pants, hoodies, and earbuds while working. The earbuds don’t really bother me since the store music can probably get repetitive, but the pajama pants and overall dress code come across as unprofessional. One thing that stood out to me was repeatedly seeing an employee in pajama pants gambling on the machine while on the clock. That’s not a good look for the store and seems very unprofessional. I’m just trying to buy my kids some pokemon. Despite a couple of employees with poor attitudes, most of the staff are kind and helpful. Overall, it’s still a wonderful store with great people, and with a little more attention to professionalism and enforcing work attire standards, it could be even better.”
The Cincinnati-based supermarket giant will open about 110 new stores in fast-growing markets by 2029 and introduce three updated store formats, executives told investors Oct. 20 at the company’s Investor Update in New York. Kroger already runs about 2,700 stores in 35 states. The formats come in three sizes, a bit like small, medium and large, matched to each market. Mary Ellen Adcock, Kroger’s executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer, walked through the lineup.
Walmart shoppers want a head start on the holidays, and money explains a lot of it. Some 44% of respondents call affording the holidays their top stressor, and 61% say holiday costs shape their shopping mood. Asked what would make the season easier, 70% picked lower prices and 57% picked more deals and promotions. Convenience ranks lower: 30% want one-stop shopping across categories, and 20% want faster delivery.
Walmart wants your groceries at the door before the ice cream softens. On May 29, the retailer said its 30-minute-or-less delivery had reached 33 U.S. markets, adding a wave of new cities across the Northeast. Shoppers in those areas can order from more than 100,000 items, everything from fresh produce and baby formula to pet food, electronics, cold medicine, and prescriptions. Behind the scenes, the service leans on Walmart's store network and an algorithm that factors in order size, available drivers, and distance from the store.
Trader Joe's keeps adding stores, and shoppers keep showing up. The California grocer has marked nine more locations as "opening soon," pushing its expansion into new corners of the country. The grocer also took first place in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's 2026 supermarket rankings. It has held a spot near the top of that list for years.
Target is rolling out its most ambitious store overhaul in more than ten years, with plans to remodel over 130 locations and open 30 new stores across the country this year. The retailer is also putting money into supply chain technology upgrades to keep pace with how shoppers buy today.
