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== History ==

== History ==

Irish immigrants, Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford, founded what is now Acme in the city of Philadelphia in 1891, however according to some sources suggest that it was founded either in 1887 or 1872, but it is not sure if that is true. In 1917, Robinson and Crawford merged Acme Markets with four other Philadelphia-area grocery stores, including English immigrant S. Canning Childs New Jersey-based American grocery chain; and the new company was named American Stores. In 1927, smaller rival Penn Fruit began operating in Philadelphia's Center City. In the late 1920s, supermarkets under the American Stores banner rapidly sprouted throughout the Philadelphia region, rivaling New Jersey-based A&P, which also operated in the Northeast.

Irish immigrants, Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford, founded what is now Acme in the city of [[Philadelphia]] in 1891, however according to some sources suggest that it was founded either in 1887 or 1872, but it is not sure if that is true. In 1917, Robinson and Crawford merged Acme Markets with four other Philadelphia-area grocery stores, including English immigrant S. Canning Childs New Jersey-based American grocery chain; and the new company was named American Stores. In 1927, smaller rival Penn Fruit began operating in Philadelphia's Center City. In the late 1920s, supermarkets under the American Stores banner rapidly sprouted throughout the Philadelphia region, rivaling New Jersey-based A&P, which also operated in the Northeast.

== Identity ==

== Identity ==