This Popular Grocery Chain Is Closing Stores, Starting Aug. 13

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If you haven’t been impacted by the recent retail apocalypse, consider yourself lucky. Over the last few years, companies have been hit hard by a number of challenges: the COVID pandemic, supply chain issues, labor shortages, and rising inflation. As a result, even some of the most established retailers like Walmart and CVS have had to close locations around the U.S. And now, a popular grocery store chain is gearing up to shutter some of its stores nationwide. Read on to find out which grocer is closing locations starting next month.

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And earlier this month, Lidl confirmed it would soon be closing several “underperforming” locations, starting July 31. As it turns out, the grocery chain closures are far from over.

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Kroger, a Cincinnati-based grocery company that operates stores throughout the U.S., will be closing at least two locations in the coming weeks.

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The two Kroger closures may not be indicative of a major nationwide trend. In fact, the locations are getting shuttered for different reasons. According to the company, “significant profit loss” is responsible for the decision to close the Little Rock Kroger. “This store has lost significant profit for many years and if left open, the losses are projected to get even worse going forward,” employee Sheleah Harris told KLRT.

The Plano closure, on the other hand, was originally announced in mid-April. At the time, The Dallas Morning News reported that the grocer is planning to close its store on Coit Road in Plano as part of a “ major relocation ” with plans to open another location in the same area to be run by the same store staff.

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That same month a year prior, the Kroger Company, which owns a number of other grocery chains in addition to its namesake chain, also closed several stores in Los Angeles after the city voted in favor of a $5-per-hour hazard pay mandate for grocery workers. The company closed two Ralphs stores, and one Food 4 Less location on May 15, claiming the new hero pay law made it “financially unsustainable to continue operating underperforming locations ,” according to LAist.