A longtime grocery chain is preparing to close two New Jersey stores, giving shoppers in two communities only a few more months to visit the locations. The closures will also affect more than 100 grocery workers as the company continues adjusting its store footprint.
Two Kings stores are closing
Kings Food Markets plans to close its locations in Hillsdale and Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, by January 2, 2027.The Hillsdale store is located at Washington Avenue and Broadway, while the Whitehouse Station location is on U.S. Highway 22 in Readington Township.
The closures were disclosed through New Jersey Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, filings. The Hillsdale closure alone is expected to affect 122 employees.
Albertsons, which owns Kings Food Markets, said the leases for the two stores are ending and will not be renewed.
Workers may have opportunities to transfer
The closures don’t necessarily mean that all affected employeeswill permanently lose their jobs…