Greenwich A and P Stores Close; Acme Markets Prepare to Open

Photos: #1: The West Putnam Avenue A&P on Oct. 17; #2, 3: the East Putnam Avenue store on Oct. 18. Credit: Barbara Heins.

The two A&P Fresh stores in Greenwich are scheduled to reopen under new ownership as Acme Markets this week.

According to flyers that were given to shoppers who thought they’d pop into the markets at 160 W. Putnam Ave. and 1261 E. Putnam Ave. in Riverside on Sunday, the stores are scheduled to reopen at 7 a.m. Wednesday. The flyer also was delivered to Greenwich households on Friday.

Work crews were seen at both stores on Sunday and lift equipment was parked outside the buildings. At the West Putnam Avenue store crews included personnel from a power washing company that had a truck parked outside.

The two Greenwich stores were sold in July by A&P after the grocery company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Days later Acme Markets announced it would acquire 76 A&P stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania under the A&P, Food Emporium and Pathmark banners.

A sign posted outside the Food Emporium in New Canaan on Monday announced the store was closing at 10 p.m. Monday and that it also would reopen as an Acme Market, according to The New Canaan Advertiser. Opening day there is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.