A GROCERY chain that’s owned by Kroger has confirmed that it will be closing two outlets in the coming weeks.
Shoppers should note down two dates as the locations’ days appear to be numbered.
Two Harris Teeter stores are set to close[/caption]
Kroger, Harris Teeter’s parent company, is closing a string of locations over the next 18 months[/caption]
The closures will impact fans of the retailer, Harris Teeter.
Harris Teeter is just one brand that is part of the Kroger family.
The supermarkets, located in Arlington, Virginia, will close their doors by the end of August.
One outlet will close before July 20, as reported by the outlet ARLNow.
Meanwhile, the second supermarket will close by August 4.
Shoppers have been warned that both outlets may close earlier than expected.
Between 100 and 120 workers are employed at each supermarket, meaning more than 200 people are set to be impacted by the closures.
Harris Teeter chiefs said the decision to close stores was made strategically.
News of the closures come just weeks after Kroger chiefs announced 60 stores would be closing.
The precise locations of the Kroger supermarkets set to close remain unknown at this time.
The 60 locations are set to close over the course of the next 18 months.
Four stores in Georgia are to close and shoppers in cities such as Atlanta and Decatur will be impacted.
One store in Louisville, Kentucky, is also set for closure.
Two stores in Texas and Virginia are also closing their doors, as reported by USA Today.
US braces for ‘45,000 store closures’
Some 45,000 bricks-and-mortar stores could close in the next five years, experts have warned.
Several major retailers have announced store closures or gone out of business altogether in recent years.
In 2023, chains such as Foot Locker announced plans to close up to 400 outlets by 2026.
While, other well-known retailers like Tuesday Morning and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams filed for bankruptcy in 2023.
Bed Bath & Beyond has closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores and is now an online-only retailer.
The most affected retailers have been clothing, consumer electronics, sporting goods, hobby, book, music, and home furnishing stores since the start of 2019.
UBS has predicted the total number of retail stores will drop by 45k from 958k to 913k.
Despite that, the report says that certain stores should thrive while others decline.
It said retailers such as Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, and Target, could be among the winners.
Earlier this month, a store in Dickinson, Texas, shut its doors for good after 45 years.
A Kroger outlet in Tennessee is to close by September 19, as is one in Abingdon, Virginia.
Kroger has a portfolio of more than 2,700 stores and these closures represent a share of around 2%.
Chiefs have stressed that workers set to be impacted will be offered new roles.
And, bosses have vowed to reinvest any money saved by the closures.
Bosses are investing more than $3.6 billion on its current and new stores.
Kroger and Harris Teeter are not the only brands impacted by store closures.
The U.S. Sun reported how the bankrupt chain Rite Aid has entered another round of store closures.
More than 800 locations in total are set for closure, as reported by The Hill.
And, a string of restaurant chains, including Hooters and Red Robin, are permanently closing locations.
