Safeway is closing 10 stores in Colorado before the end of the year, including four stores in the Denver metro area. According to the grocery store company, the closures are a result of the Intermountain and Denver divisions being turned into the newly formed Mountain West Division, which will integrate store networks of the two former divisions.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Safeway said they made the difficult decision to close certain locations after evaluating the performance of its stores. All the stores listed, including 10 in Colorado, one in New Mexico and one in Nebraska, will close on or before Nov. 7.
- 201 E Jefferson, Englewood, Colorado 80113
- 500 E. 120th Ave, Northglenn, Colorado 80233
- 1653 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80222
- 12200 E. Mississippi, Aurora, Colorado 80012
- 3657 S. College Ave, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
- 860 Cleveland Ave., Loveland, Colorado 80537
- 5060 North Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918
- 1425 S Murray Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colorado 80916
- 315 West 2nd St., La Junta, Colorado 81050
- 906 E. Olive St., Lamar, Colorado 81052
- 230 Morehead Street, Chadron, Nebraska 69337
- 730 W. Main St., Farmington, New Mexico 87401
The mayor of Lamar posted a statement about the store closing on his Facebook page and posted a statement that reads in part, “I have been told that the decision was made due to lower sales, the increase of expenses from the labor strike that happened earlier this year, and the failure of the sale to Kroger’s. My hope is there is a plan in place for this building, whether it is a Kroger’s or some other food store for our community.”
He also posted the WARN letter on the social media page…