Grocery chain with 500 stores to close another location in weeks – shoppers found out via a ‘message on social media’
Within a few weeks, a major grocery chain will close one of its locations.
A notice on the internet states that Piggly Wiggly is closing a shop.
At the end of December, the Cherokee, Alabama site will close.
CLOSING TIME
Off of Route 72, Cherokee, in Northwestern Alabama, is losing the Piggly Wiggly.
The owners announced online that it would be closing at the end of next month.
As a result, the little community will have few local grocery options.
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Dollar General and Family Dollar will be the primary remaining retailers there; neither is renowned for its assortment of fresh groceries.
The Department of Agriculture reports that supermarket access is already limited in nearby Alabama areas. These regions are frequently called “food deserts.”
For the closest Piggly Wiggly, brand-loyal customers will have to travel west to Iuka, Mississippi.
To the east, close to the bigger hamlet of Muscle Shoals, are additional supermarkets.
FAREWELL NOTE
The closure was reported by the local ABC affiliate WAAY.
The local news said that the store’s owner shared this remark on social media.
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According to the owner’s note, closing was a tough choice.
“I want to express my gratitude to each and every customer for their faith in me and this community,” they stated.
The precise day of the store’s closure and whether there will be any liquidation sales are unknown.
Although Piggly Wiggly claims to have over 500 sites nationwide, the company’s footprint is somewhat lower as a result of the closure.
MORE CLOSURES
There have been other Piggly Wiggly closures this year.
One shutdown was compared by Wisconsinites to a “death in the family.”
It’s not just Piggly Wiggly that’s losing stores.
One of the more than 900 stores of a large bargain company is closing.
Save-a-Lotis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is closing.
This year, the corporation has shut down a number of its locations nationwide, but it still intends to grow.
Restaurants are also susceptible to shutdown.
After decades of operation, Denny’s rival in Ohio is closing.
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One of the final Searsis stores is closing.
All of Walmart’s locations will be closed for a day.
US braces for ‘45,000 store closures’
Experts have warned that in the next five years, about 45,000 physical stores may shut.
In recent years, a number of large retailers have announced shop closures or completely shut down their operations.
Chains including Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Shore City, Tuesday Morning, Sally Beauty, Foot Locker, and Z Gallerie have all closed.
Bed Bath & Beyond is now only an online retailer after closing all of its physical locations.
Since the beginning of 2019, the retailers most impacted have been those selling apparel, consumer electronics, sporting goods, hobbies, books, music, and home furnishings.
According to UBS, there will be 45k fewer retail locations overall—from 958k to 913k.
According to the paper, certain establishments should prosper while others should suffer.
Retailers like Target, Walmart, Costco, and Home Depot might be among the winners, it added.
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