pathmark sales reached $2.8 billion in 1982, when it was the nation's 10th-largest supermarket chain. of the 121 units, 62 were super centers, 27 included a barnes & noble mini-bookstore, 19 had a cheese shop, and 13 were freestanding drug stores. pathmark continued to dominate supermarkets general's sales and operating profits, with 87 and 83 percent of the corporate total respectively. pathmark opened its first manhattan superstore, a unit, in pike slip, near chinatown, in 1983. the chain was still no. 1 in the new york metropolitan area in 1985, with a 12.5 percent sales share.