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KELLY SET TO CUT RIBBON ON NEW C-TOWN MARKET IN FORMER EVENING NEWS BUILDING MAY 29TH

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Kevin C. Rabago, Sr.
City of Bridgeton
(856) 451-3407

KELLY SET TO CUT RIBBON ON NEW C-TOWN MARKET IN FORMER EVENING NEWS BUILDING MAY 29TH

The last time 100 E. Commerce Street was a Supermarket; it was an ACME Market and Richard Nixon was just starting his second term as the 37th President. From that point in 1972 until 2011, the building was home to the Bridgeton Evening News, and later the News of Cumberland County; until the paper became the South Jersey Times and left Bridgeton for Gloucester County.

Now, 42 years after hosting its last shopping cart, the former Bridgeton Evening News building is once again filled with the sights and sounds of shoppers and shopping carts; along with cash registers and customers ordering cold cuts at the deli counter.

It comes courtesy of owner Frank Majia, who transformed the previous C-Town Supermarket in the nearby Hancock Center into the “New Bridgeton C-Town” at the corner of E. Commerce Street and Pearl Street. According to Majia, the new store combines the best of the modern grocery chain with the friendly intimacy of the corner store of generations past.

“Everything in the store is brand new; from flooring, freezers, shelving, and deli equipment to our checkout lanes, dairy and produce department; up to the fencing around the parking lot. At the same time, there’s a hometown feel to the store” said Majia. While the interior of the building has been completely renovated to accommodate the new C-Town, Majia’s attention to detail also extends to the outside.

Beyond the new fencing for the parking lot, the new C-Town will feature additional lighting along the Pearl Street side of the building, landscaping, and later on a system to prevent shopping carts from being taken off the property.

Aside from the new look, the change from the old supermarket to the new C-Town store allows Majia to provide lower prices because of lower operating costs and savings are passed on to the customer. “With the old C-Town, we had higher overhead and operating costs, we’ve lowered these costs a lot and the savings go to our customers” said Majia. 

The 15,000 square foot store will feature 12 aisles and vendor space where customers can wire money, pay bills and take care of other needs in the store beyond groceries. The first vendor to sign on with Majia was Zagamex with others soon to follow.

If there was one thing that Bridgeton Mayor Albert Kelly wanted above all else, it was keeping the current employees when Majia transitioned out of the Hancock Center’s 30,000 square foot store to the 15,000 square foot space with May’s soft opening.

“Job retention in our area is just as important as job creation and I was hopeful that Frank would be able to keep most all of his people in the new store. I’m really pleased that he’s been able to keep his current employees while at the same time making a significant investment in our downtown” said Kelly.

An additional feature of the new C-Town will be free delivery service on grocery orders in the greater Bridgeton Area. For customers unable to easily get out and shop in person; Majia said that the new operation will let customers call in their order over the phone that employees will then fill, package, and deliver to the customer’s home.

“We have a certain number of house-bound seniors and disabled persons in the greater Bridgeton area; we need to be able to serve their needs and this service works well for them. We’ll take their order over the phone, review it with them and then we’ll be their arms and legs going up and down the aisle. We bag their order and bring to them, it’s a popular service” Majia said.

Stores hours will be the same as they were in the old store; open 7 days a week from 7:00am to 9:00pm and the new store will feature a digital deli displays showing sales and specials, small hand carts that can be purchased, and ADA compliant entrances on both the Commerce and McCormick Street sides.

While the new store had a “soft opening” on May 10th, Kelly is slated to join Majia for the grand opening and ribbon cutting on May 29th at 3:30pm. “I’ve been here for 2 years and I feel I understand the customers and the community and I’m inviting everyone to come and see Bridgeton’s new C-Town Supermarket” Majia said.



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     To learn more about the City of Bridgeton please visit www.cityofbridgeton.com
                                    To Contact C-Town Supermarket, Please call 856.459.3340