The self-proclaimed largest international grocery store in Texas has shut its doors—for now. Houston’s World Food Mart at 14625 Beechnut St. has temporarily closed after the supermarket filed for bankruptcy.
World Food Mart’s management team announced the news April 2 on social media. In its post, management said it was not a decision that was made lightly.
“After years of serving our community, it is with a heavy heart that we share that World Food Mart has filed for bankruptcy and shut down temporarily,” the company’s statement read. “Over the past several years, we were involved in a legal matter that ultimately led to the court allowing the sale of our store to new buyers.”…