Another beloved West Coast grocery chain is placing several shops on the chopping block.
The Raley’s Companies — a California grocery store staple based 91 years in the past during the Great Depression — is shuttering a number of shops across California and Nevada and handing out dozens of pink slips as half of a regional downsizing plan.
The West Sacramento primarily based operator has determined to let leases expire on several underperforming outposts amid plunging foot visitors and hovering prices.
“A variety of factors contributed to these store closures, including local market conditions and the long-term financial sustainability of these locations,”a spokesperson for the grocer confirmed to Grocery Dive. “Thoughtful stewardship sometimes means opening stores, and sometimes it means making difficult decisions to close them.”
The Raley’s Supermarket at 157 N. McDowell Blvd. in Petaluma is expected to shut on Jan. 26, 2027. Google Maps
Raley’s Supermarket was based in 1935. Facebook/Raley’s
Despite the closures, Raley’s still operates over 100 shops. Facebook/Raley’s
The newest announcement comes after Raley’s already pulled the plug on shops in Roseville in January, and Antioch in April after opting not to renew their lease. A Nob Hill Foods, a subsidiary of Raley’s, also closed in Mountain View in May, reportedly impacting 50 workers.
The firm, based in 1935, will reportedly provide the impacted workers the possibility to switch elsewhere.
The following shops will shut by June of 2027:
Raley’s isn’t disappearing, though.
The firm is truly making ready to open a model new grocery store in Madera, which is north of Fresno, in the spring of 2027. The new Raley’s O-N-E Market at Riverwalk at Riverstone broke floor in June.
Despite the seven closures, Raley’s still operates over 100 shops under banners including Raley’s, Nob Hill Foods, Bel Air, Raley’s O-N-E Market, Bashas’, Bashas’ Diné, Food City, AJ’s Fine Foods and Eddie’s Country Store.
Still, Raley’s isn’t alone in trimming the fats. Grocery Outlet — a main low cost retailer — first announced plans to shut down 36 “financially underperforming stores” places back in March.
The shutters would take place all across the nation as half of the firm’s “optimization plan.” O’Brien’s Market also called it quits, with the family-run grocery retailer will formally shutting down its last two remaining shops after a 49-year run in central California.
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