GreenAcres Market has permanently closed two of its three Wichita stores and its Oklahoma City location, leaving shoppers with just two GreenAcres stores: Bradley Fair in east Wichita and Lawton, Oklahoma, KSN reported Nov. 6 after the company announced the change on Facebook.
The Wichita closures affect the store at 21st Street and Maize Road on the city’s west side and the store in the Normandie Shopping Center at Central Avenue and Woodlawn Boulevard. The company said it will focus its time and resources on the two remaining stores.
For shoppers who rely on GreenAcres for gluten-free, allergy-friendly, and organic products, the practical effect is a longer drive. West Wichita customers who used the Maize Road store now have to cross town to Bradley Fair, and Oklahoma City customers face a trip of roughly 90 miles to Lawton for the nearest GreenAcres.
Which Stores Closed and Which Remain
According to the addresses GreenAcres has listed on its store directory, the closed Wichita stores were at 10555 W. 21st St. and 6574 E. Central Ave. The remaining Wichita store is at 8141 E. 21st St. N. in Bradley Fair, near 21st Street and Rock Road, where founder Barb Hoffmann opened the original GreenAcres in 1994. The Lawton store is at 14 NW Sheridan Road…