Primo Hoagies Moving Into Moorestown

Primo Hoagies will soon make Main Street its home, opening next-door to Starbucks early next year. 

Moorestown has been listed as "Coming Soon" on Primo's website for months, but there hasn't been any activity at the unoccupied half of the 41 East Main Street property until recently, when a "Coming Soon Primo Hoagies" sign was placed in the front window.

Kathy Marmarou, who owns both the Mount Laurel and now Moorestown franchises, said it took Primo a while to land the right spot and finally negotiate a lease for the property.

"We just got the keys to the place yesterday," she said Monday.

Primo had been seeking a Moorestown location for some time, Marmarou said. "We just really like Main Street."

She said the shop should open within the next two to three months. There are nearly 30 Primo Hoagies operating in New Jersey—including franchises in Cinnaminson, Mount Laurel and Marlton—and many more in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

The 41 East Main Street property most recently housed a Subway, which closed in 2010. Marmarou said outfitting the spot for a Primo will require an expansion of the kitchen. The exterior of the shop will remain virtually the same, she said, including the back deck. 

The building was originally erected in 1926 as the home of the Moorestown Trust Company, which went under shortly thereafter (most likely due to the stock market crash). It was a hardware store for much of its existence, first housing McChesney's Hardware, then followed by Wright's Hardware. After Wright's closed, Starbucks moved into one-half of the building, with Subway taking up residence in the other half. 

The property is considered a contributing building to the historic district of Moorestown.