Nationwide supermarket chains, as well as regional grocery companies, regularly review their store portfolios to eliminate underperforming locations that are dragging down their business.
The nation’s second largest grocery chain, The Kroger Companies, in June 2025 said that it would close 60 stores over 18 months. The 143-year-old grocery chain operates about 2,800 supermarkets across 35 states and Washington, D.C., according to its website.
Heinen’s closes iconic store
And now, iconic supermarket chain Heinen’s said that it will close its downtown Cleveland location at East 9th Street and Euclid Avenue on July 31, since the store could not reach the level of long-term sustainability it needed to remain open, the company’s co-president, Jeff Heinen said in a statement.
The store occupies the historic Cleveland Trust Company rotunda with a classic domed ceiling. The loss of the store eliminates an important full-service grocery resource for residents, workers, and visitors in the downtown area…