Grocery Outlet is closing stores, joins growing list of retail chains shuttering locations in 2026

The California-based value chain said it expects to close 36 stores. The news comes amid growing concerns around food access.

Grocery Outlet to close 36 stores: what to know

Grocery Outlet plans to close 36 underperforming stores in 2026 after expanding too quickly.

Grocery Outlet closing 36 stores in the US. Here's why.

The grocery retailer’s remaining 51 stores in the eastern U.S. have been profitable and ended the fourth quarter with a 3.3% ...

Grocery Outlet Is Closing 36 Stores Across the U.S.

The announcement of Grocery Outlet closing 36 locations in the U.S. has caused some shoppers to rethink where they'll score cheap groceries.

Grocery Outlet to close 4 'underperforming' stores in Northeast Ohio

Grocery Outlet plans to close several of its Northeast Ohio stores as part of its move to shutter 36 "underperforming" locations nationwide. The Grocery Outlet store in Ontario opened in November of ...

Grocery Outlet to close dozens of stores after overexpansion

Grocery Outlet, the Emeryville-based supermarket chain, is closing 36 stores as part of an optimization plan.
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Grocery Outlet closing 36 stores

The discounter decided to shutter the stores — 24 of which are on the East Coast — after realizing it “expanded too quickly,” CEO and President Jason Potter told investors.

Discount grocery chain closing 36 stores after ‘expanding too quickly’

This discount grocery store chain made the decision to close 36 "financially underperforming stores" after underwhelming ...

Grocery Outlet closing stores deemed ‘underperforming’

Grocery Outlet, the Bay Area-based discount grocery store chain, is set to close dozens of underperforming stores. On Wednesday, the company, which is headquartered in Emeryville, ...