Following the closure of the Bayview District’s Lucky supermarket last year, now, San Francisco is losing another Lucky. The grocery store at 1750 Fulton St. in NoPa is slated to permanently close on Sept. 11, according to a WARN letter from Lucky’s parent company, Save Mart Supermarkets, obtained by SFGATE. The San Francisco Chronicle was the first to report the news (the Chronicle and SFGATE are both owned by Hearst but have separate newsrooms).
“Closing a store is not a decision we take lightly, but this store has had performance issues for an extended period of time,” wrote Save Mart representative Phil Keene in the letter. “We have worked to enhance and remodel the location, but it has not shown the sales and profit needed to continue operations. In fact, despite the best efforts of a great team, we have lost money year over year at this location.”
SFGATE could not reach Save Mart for further comment. All 48 employees at the grocery store, including 31 multipurpose clerks and five store managers, are set to lose their jobs. Employees have been notified, and some may be eligible to transfer to another store, according to the letter…