When Kroger announced last July it would close 60 stores nationwide, including five Milwaukee-area Pick ‘n Save stores, the company offered little public explanation.
“This closure is part of a larger company-wide decision to run more efficiently and ensure the long-term health of our business,” a spokesperson for the company said.
Residents of Metcalfe Park and its surrounding neighborhoods, whose access to fresh food would be severely limited once the North 35th Street location closed, tried without success to learn the chain’s reasoning…