Old Gray Mare
TB Fanatic
TB2K already has a thread on bank closings and I thought the number of closing grocery stores might be another "miner's canary" on the health of the economy. From the following articles it looks like both small and larger big box stores are being affected.
Frum Grocery Stores Closing Because Shoppers Owe Tens of Thousands of Dollars
Feb 14, 2010
(Small grocery stores in NY closing)
http://matzav.com/frum-grocery-stores-closing-because-shoppers-owe-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars
Albertsons to close 9 grocery stores by April
Feb 19, 2009
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/19/business/fi-grocery19
Bloom & Food Lion Grocery Store Closing 16 stores
Feb 17, 2010
http://www.leesburg2day.com/articles/2010/02/17/loudoun_business/99909bloomclosing011810.txt
Wolf Creek Marketplace is closing its doors.
February 24, 2010
http://www.basehorinfo.com/news/2010/feb/24/grocery-store-close-doors-good/
Frum Grocery Stores Closing Because Shoppers Owe Tens of Thousands of Dollars
Feb 14, 2010
(Small grocery stores in NY closing)
http://matzav.com/frum-grocery-stores-closing-because-shoppers-owe-tens-of-thousands-of-dollars
Albertsons to close 9 grocery stores by April
Feb 19, 2009
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/19/business/fi-grocery19
Bloom & Food Lion Grocery Store Closing 16 stores
Feb 17, 2010
http://www.leesburg2day.com/articles/2010/02/17/loudoun_business/99909bloomclosing011810.txt
Wolf Creek Marketplace is closing its doors.
February 24, 2010
http://www.basehorinfo.com/news/2010/feb/24/grocery-store-close-doors-good/