After a brutal fourth quarter in which they somehow managed to lose a staggering $218 million, the Emeryville-based Grocery Outlet is shuttering 36 stores, though these may not be Bay Area stores that are closing.
Yes, the cult-favorite, oddball-item, discount grocery store Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is indeed a Bay Area company, their headquarters is in Emeryville. But they’re also a national chain, they have stores as far away as New York State. And considering that they’re the white knight grocer who’s stepping in and filling that closed-up Fisherman’s Wharf Safeway, things must be going financially just fabulously for Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, right?
Ugh, actually, not at all. The Chronicle reports that Grocery Outlet reported a stunning loss of $218 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, and as a result, the chain will be permanently closing 36 “financially underperforming” Grocery Outlet stores…