7 Grocery Stores Closing Dozens of Locations Right Now

Your relationship to your favorite supermarket is more than merely transactional—it's emotional, too.

The popular Portland, Ore.-based mini chain Green Zebra Grocery, known for its kombucha slushies and other healthy fare.

Retail giant Walmart recently announced it would shutter eight stores across five states and Washington, D.C., including two locations in Oregon's largest city, both of which are closing on March 24.

One of America's fastest-growing grocery chains is simultaneously cutting out certain locations as well. Earlier this month, Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market announced plans to open 30 new stores this year,

The world's largest online retailer continues to pull back on its brick-and-mortar aspirations. Amazon announced this month it would close eight of its existing tech-driven Amazon Go locations, including two in Seattle, two in New York, and four in San Francisco.

Even America's fastest-growing grocer is closing up shop in some places. Discount retailer Aldi, which opened a whopping 49 new stores in 2022, will shutter its 15-year-old store in the Pittsburgh suburb of Lower Burrell on March 21.

America's largest supermarket operator is closing two stores in its home state of Ohio this week, both located in the Dayton area.

Northeast regional grocery chain Stop & Shop is closing its store in Highland Park, N.J. on March 23. A company spokesperson explained to Best Life that the store was "underperforming relative to financial expectation.

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