Safeway plans to close its longtime supermarket at 6150 Bollinger Road in San Jose on or around November 13, 2026. The store has served the area for 57 years, according to SFGATE, making the change a notable one for shoppers near the Cupertino border.
What is closing in San Jose
The store slated to shut down is inside Orchard Farms Shopping Center in West San Jose. SFGATE reported that Safeway confirmed the Bollinger Road location will close on or around November 13, 2026, ending a run that stretches back nearly six decades.
KRON4 also reported that Safeway confirmed the closure and said workers at the store will keep their jobs. According to that reporting, employees are expected to be reassigned to other nearby Safeway stores rather than laid off.
For shoppers, the immediate effect is a smaller choice of grocery stops in that part of San Jose. The Bollinger Road store has been a regular option for neighborhood staples, produce, pantry items, and bakery goods, and its closure leaves Orchard Farms Shopping Center without its anchor grocery tenant…