Bergenfield, NJ
Business
Forbes: Retailer That Bought Vacant Bergenfield
Acme
Has Stellar Rep, Horrific Biz Plan
A German global discount supermarket chain that purchased a long-vacant ACME in North Jersey has a stellar reputation with a business plan that's anything but, according to a recent report. Lidl -- which closed a deal on Bergenfield's former ACME market earlier this week -- had plans to open nearly 100 stores between Summer 2017 and Summer 2018. As of July of this year, the retailer had opened barely half of that, Forbes reports. Senior grocery executives were reportedly shocked by how the retailer, with more than 10,500 stores in nearly 30 countries, could have such a poor design strategy …
Fort Lee, NJ
Police & Fire
Fort Lee PD: Homeless Ex-Con Fights Shopper For Purse, Flees In Stolen Car
A Fort Lee supermarket shopper struggled with a homeless career criminal who police said grabbed her purse before speeding off in a stolen car. Gregory Prior, 52, came up from behind and snatched the purse from a shopping cart full of groceries that the woman was pushing through the parking lot of the ACME on Lemoine Avenue shortly after 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Capt. Matthew Hintze said. The woman fought off Prior, then got the license plate number of the getaway car, which had been reported stolen out of Jersey City earlier in the morning, Hintze said. State Police found the car, parked and un…
