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MARTIN’S managers meet; announce closing dates for 3 stores

Posted at 12:31 PM, Jun 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-14 13:51:23-04

RICHMOND, Va. –  At a meeting held Tuesday with store managers, at the White Oak location, MARTIN’S representatives discussed the closing dates for three local stores.

The impacted stores and closure dates include:

  • 3330 South Crater Rd., Petersburg which closes on July 16
  • 7324 Bell Creek Rd., Mechanicsville which closes on July 23
  • 3000 Stony Point Rd., Richmond which closes on July 30

A total of 257 associates will be impacted, according to company representatives who said that all associates will be offered the opportunity to transfer to nearby stores.

The announcement of a pending sale for the grocery chain is expected to be done by mid-June, as ordered by the Federal Trade Commission.  A year ago Delhaize and Ahold, the parent companies of grocery chains Food Lion and MARTIN’S respectively, merged into one company.

The FTC did not want one company to possess a larger than normal share of an area through a merger. The newly-formed company had to sell over 80 stores along the east coast, and the list included 19 local MARTIN’S stores.

The sale of the MARTIN’S properties follows a 2010 acquisition of Ukrop’s and was likely seen as a better sale option than area Food Lions in Richmond, which are typically smaller than MARTIN’S and few have pharmacy locations.

The stores Food World identified as “overlapping” include:

  • 253 N. Washington Hwy Ashland, VA
  • 12601 Jefferson Davis Hwy Chester, VA
  • 6401 Centralia Rd. Chesterfield, VA
  • 3107 Boulevard #15 Colonial Heights, VA
  • 10150 Brook Rd Glen Allen, VA
  • 9645 W. Broad Glen Allen, VA
  • 10250 Staple Mill Rd Glen Allen, VA
  • 13700 Hull Street Rd. Midlothian, VA
  • 200 Charter Colony Pkwy Midlothian, VA
  • 3522 W Cary St, Richmond, VA
  • 10001 Hull St. Rd. Richmond, VA
  • 3460 Pump Rd Richmond, VA
  • 2250 John Rolfe Pkwy Richmond, VA
  • 7045 Forest Hill Ave Richmond, VA
  • 5700 Brook Rd Richmond, VA
  • 7055 Three Chopt Richmond, VA
  • 11361 Midlothian Tpke Richmond, VA
  • 4591 South Laburnum Ave Richmond, VA
  • 5201 Chippenham Crossing Ctr. Richmond, VA
  • 1015 Richmond Ave. Staunton, VA

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