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Unsold Dominick's Stores to Close Dec. 28: Report
Company memo informs employees all unsold stores would close Dec. 28, Crain's Chicago Business reports.
Safeway, Inc. plans to close all unsold Dominick's stores Dec. 28, Crain's Chicago Business reported Thursday. Crain's cited a company memo informing employees they would be "separated" and that the closures are expected to be permanent.
The Chicago Tribune reported earlier this month that Safeway wants to pull out of the Chicago market within the year. There are currently 72 Dominick's stores in the Chicago area. Four of the stores have been sold to Jewel-Osco owner New Albertson's, Inc., according to Crain's.
Read the full Crain's report here.
Western Springs' Dominick's is located at 14 Garden Market St.
In Facebook posts on the Western Springs Patch, La Grange Patch and Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Patch pages, lots of readers say they want to see a Mariano's Fresh Market open in place of Dominick's. Mariano's expanded quickly over the past year or two to the Chicago area, with locations in suburbs including Arlington Heights and Elmhurst and multiple Chicago stores.
Related: What Should Replace Dominick's in Western Springs?
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