Residents of Milwaukee are rallying to keep their local Pick ‘n Save grocery stores open after Kroger announced plans to shutter several locations, including the store at 35th and Meinecke slated to close on July 18.
As reported by a local news outlet, a recent community meeting at Milwaukee’s Metcalfe Park Community Bridges was packed with dozens of community members voicing their concerns. “Our community deserves a grocery store,” stated Melody McCurtis, lead organizer for the group, highlighting that the neighborhood requires more notice than what was given.
The grocery store’s closure is part of a wider move by Kroger to close 60 stores nationwide, and the decision has left many feeling abandoned…