Visit us at 217 E. Butler Ave.!

Check out the November 2017 Shuttle for a report and great pictures of the Grand Opening Celebration Oct. 27-29.

We'll be updating this page with links to news and updates about our newest Co-op grocery store. We’re excited to bring local and organic food to a new community!

Click here to visit the Weavers Way Ambler store page.
We've posted a couple of press releases: Check them out on the website if you didn't get yours!

How we made the most of the last minute.

The last few days before the Ambler store opening were a blur. Here are some last-minute before-and-after shots that illustrate the curve!

The cupboard was bare.

But not for long, as the prep food staff got busy.

The groaning board for opening day.

Sean and Eric had their plan in place.

All they needed was the produce.

From empty bread bins . . .

. . . to the most crowded aisle in the store.

Starting slow with cold cuts and cheeses.

A well-stocked larder.

Telling it like it has to be.

An impressive meat and seafood case.

Chilling out.

Filled out.

Miles of empty aisles.

Boxes of goods stacked on high.

The shelving itself is important.

The right shelf tag is crucial.

A well-tempered grocery aisle.

Shiny, but empty.

Filling fusti is a skill position.

Big Bulk at Ambler!

Here's all the news from the October 2017 Shuttle.

• General Manager's Corner: Make Our Third Store Your Third Place
• Board Corner: Right Store, Right Stuff
• 11 People to Look for at Weavers Way Ambler
• Check It Out, Ambler Edition
• Editor's Note: A Walk on the Sort-of-Wild Side

From the Ambler Gazette, Sept. 27, 2017: The Road to Weavers Way

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Moving right along

Here are some new photos of the work at Weavers Way Ambler.

We got shopping carts!

Now that's starting to look like a front door.

The Wellness Department is getting into shape.

Construction boots on the ground

Work started at 217 E. Butler Ave. in May. Here are photos of how we're turning it into Weavers Way Ambler.

It's our store now.

Project Manager Heather Carb leads Weavers Way managers on a tour of the gutted building.

A snowy day in February while we work on planning and bids.

For the Ambler Food Co-op, a special open house before construction starts.

The "iconic" Bottom Dollar false front comes tumbling down.

Inside, trenches are cut for electric and refrigeration lines.

Some of the work is best done by hand.

Interior framing starts to transform the empty space.

One of the electricians takes a break to say hi.

Framing out the new front entrance.

Framing out the openings for new windows at the café.

Trimming out the new windows on the front of the store.

Refrigerator-and-freezer row.

Produce bins wait to be unwrapped.

The deli starts to come together.

The big stove arrives.

Dairy coolers get a final touch-up.

Placing the cash-register stands is a four-person job.

Grocery shelving fills up the center of the store.

Where is it?

Updates

May 2017 Shuttle

• Letter from Chris Hill and Jon Roesser
• Ambler Expansion News
• At Pennypack Farm, a Vision of Organic for All

From Generocity, March 3: Why Ambler Food Co-op is becoming a part of Weavers Way to open a community-owned grocery store

March 2017 Shuttle

• Ambler Partnership Approved; On to Construction
• General Manager's Corner: Marching to Ambler — and Getting It Right

Read the Feb. 28, 2017, press release.

February 2017 Shuttle

• Ambler Store Planning Progresses, One Meeting at a Time
• Ambler Co-op Pioneers Check In on the Future
• Upstream, It’s the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association

On the website: Member Loan Campaign Is Way Over the Top
Read the Dec. 20, 2016, press release.

January 2017 Shuttle

• Thanks to You, We Beat Our Member Loan Goal

December 2016 Shuttle

• GM Jon Roesser's General Membership Meeting Report Focuses on Finances, Ambler

November 2016 Shuttle:

• Letter from Jon Roesser and Chris Hill: Weavers Way Chooses Third Store Location in Ambler
• Thanks from Ambler Food Co-op
• Membership Corner: Ambler Members Are Eager to Get to Work
• Ambler Celebrity Spotlight: Kathleen Casey
• Editor's Note . . . And I'll Be Wrong Again
• Letter: Can a 3-Store Co-op Still Be a Community?
• Suggestion Book: Norman Is Persuaded

Press release, Nov. 1
Ambler Gazette, Oct. 17
Ambler Gazette, Sept. 26

Want to know more about the Ambler Food Co-op? Here's their website.