Inflation in the country and the recovery from the Covid pandemic 19 have left several havoc in the economy from the country. The economic outlook and low sales have led to some supermarket chains having to close several of their stores.
Walmart, the largest retail chain in the United States, with almost 5,000 locations, has not been exempt from low sales in some establishments. At the end of April, it closed a super center and two stores in Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Bellevue, Washington. It is also scheduled to close next May 20 a store in Gilford, Connecticut, and another in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, in the course of the month.
Whole Foods, another American supermarket chain, also confirmed the closure of six of its stores in four states: Montgomery and Mobile, in Alabama; Tarzan, in California; Brookline, in Massachusetts; Englewood and DePaul, in Chicago, Illinois. While most establishments closed before May 6, Englewood is expected to do so in the coming months.
Piggy Wiggly has also been affected. Despite operating in 17 states, it stopped providing service in the past 11 February at a point in Whitmire, South Carolina. Subsequently, on April 20 it announced the closure of a Nashville, Tennessee location and plans to stop working as of May 21 at one of its points located at the Florence Mall in Florence, South Carolina.
Kroger, the Cincinnati-based supermarket company, closed several of its stores in 2021 and has followed in 2022. Earlier in the year, a store in Campbellsville, Kentucky closed along with another in McComb, Mississippi. One of its stores, in Plano Texas, plans to close to change locations. Despite the changes, the chain continues to have a presence in 35 states of the country with almost 2,800 points.
The massive closure of stores in the country has forced buyers to look for other options to stock their pantry. In response, several of the companies have apologized for the inconvenience and have offered former workers, who lost their jobs following the closures, to relocate to other stores.
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