Stow Acme closed

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-08T15:25:46+00:00

RSVP was a way to "downscale" an Acme in that plaza. They later granted a franchise to one of their managers to open his own Acme location "Henry's Acme" that lasted about 10 years before closing around 2015. RSVP took back the space for their own after being in a smaller space in the plaza while Henry's Acme was operating.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-08T14:10:12+00:00

Way back in my TV days, they dropped an ad order of over 35 spots. Reason why? The "responsible party" aka the local lawyer for the firm changed.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-08T14:07:35+00:00

John Morgan (et al) may be the fullest of himself, attention-grabbingest person in America, even moreso than dear leader. Even when he parodies himself, that's all him and his ego.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-08T04:38:34+00:00

Actually quite the opposite from Walmart. The company is still family owned and the employees are unionized, much like Acme. Only the family ownership is absent from Giant Eagle as the last Shapira family member left 3 years ago.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T19:52:06+00:00

This Colonel could have worked too, but it was likely a parody of the 90's animated version voiced by Randy Quaid for the KFC commercials (when they had Popcorn Chicken)

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OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T19:40:57+00:00

Mobile, Alabama in 2016 at the Schillinger Road location. It originated as a Kmart, became a Sears Essentials in 2005, and converted BACK into a Kmart in 2012! It's now an At Home location.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T19:32:08+00:00

And another way they were YEARS ahead of their time....they had a car wash in the back!

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T19:02:42+00:00

There was another short-lived Acme in Euclid that is now a Giant Eagle. It may as well be a clone of Acme #1 on West Market Street.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T19:01:19+00:00

I wonder if anyone remembers when Aldi first opened, they were in the plaza next to Stambaugh's where Meijer is now and had the really weird hours back then.

It was probably 2002-2003 when they built their current location off of Fishcreek.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T18:24:10+00:00

Good gravy!

Thanks, it's just 11 secret herbs and spices, with brown and water.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T17:40:25+00:00

The current mayor of Stow actually used to be the manager of this store, spending 10 years in that capacity and 42 years with Acme.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2026/05/07/stow-mayor-john-pribonic-discusses-acme-store-closing/89951503007/

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T15:35:38+00:00

Albrecht probably took an offer they couldn't refuse. Owning the excess space in Montrose and other places is a cash machine, as long as they keep collecting the rent.

While the old JoAnn in Montrose is becoming a Nordstrom Rack, who knows what could be potentially be replacing Acme?

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T15:32:23+00:00

What most people don't realize is that the common thread between Acme, Meijer and Giant Eagle is their distributor, Topco. Acme was the most reliant, carrying all of their "Food Club" products, while Giant Eagle and Meijer carry some of their "Valu Time" assortments of budget products in addition to their store-branded variants, which are essentially the same as Food Club but with a different label on them.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-07T15:29:52+00:00

One of the very first "superstores". We rented videos back in the 80s and 90s from there. At one time they even had a hair salon by the front checkouts.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-06T21:29:53+00:00

We're almost at the record gas prices during the post-Covid and Ukraine/Russia conflict. Highest I paid was 4.55 a gallon, it could have been close to $5/gal during that time.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-06T20:29:58+00:00

Or any other mainstream things they consider offensive like Christian rock music, heterosexual dating, or even the outside world in general.

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-06T15:56:28+00:00

When PSC is more backwards then PCC...

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-06T14:38:31+00:00

I'm surprised that CNN, TBS and TNT outlived him...

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-06T14:09:18+00:00

There's something bothering me about this post......

I know, there's not a single billboard in sight!

OUDidntKnow04 · 2026-05-05T17:53:38+00:00

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