City of Tacoma officials on Tuesday told members of a City Council committee they are still in the “fact-finding” phase of next steps regarding the planned closure of Fred Meyer at 72nd Street and Pacific Avenue.
The Tacoma store closure, affecting 226 workers with layoffs planned for late September, is one of several announced in Washington state tied to a nationwide 60-store reduction by parent company Kroger over 18 months.
The Tacoma store at 7250 Pacific Ave. and a QFC in Mill Creek were among the first closures to be announced in Washington state last month. Last week, A Fred Meyer store in Lake City, another in Redmond, one in Kent and one in Everett were added to the list. A statement from UFCW 3000 representing workers at the stores noted the four closures would affect more than 700 workers…