HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Inventory is flying off the shelves at Farm Fresh locations, with some items at 70 percent discounts, as the retailer prepares to close their doors for good.
In March, the supermarket announced the sale of 21 stores to Food Lion, Kroger and Harris Teeter. The closures will affect roughly 2,600 jobs.
By the end of the week, nine Farm Fresh stores will shut down. All stores will close by May 14.
10 On Your Side contacted each store for their closure date:
Chesapeake:
- Cedar Road – May 14
- N. Battlefield – May 14
- Great Bridge –April 18
- Mt. Pleasant – May 14*
- Orchard Square – April 26
Franklin:
- Armory Drive – May 14
York County:
- Grafton – May 14*
Hampton:
- Big Bethel – May 14*
- Coliseum Drive – April 17
- Willow Oaks – April 25
- Phoebus – April 26
Hayes:
- George Washington Memorial Highway – April 17
Newport News:
- Kiln Creek – Closed
- Chatham Drive- May 14
Norfolk:
- Wards Corner – April 26
- Ocean View – April 17
- Ghent – April 17
- Berkley – May 14
- Military Avenue – May 14*
Portsmouth:
- Victory Boulevard – May 14
Smithfield:
- Smithfield Plaza – April 26
Suffolk:
- Bennett’s Creek – April 18
- Main Street – April 18
Virginia Beach:
- Great Neck – April 26
- Chimney Hill – May 14
- Dam Neck – Unknown
- Baxter – May 14*
- Kemps River – May 14
- Laskin Road – April 18
- Collins Square – May 14*
- Haygood – April 18
- Strawbridge – April 17
- Princess Anne – May 7*
- Diamond Spring – May 14
Williamsburg:
- John Tyler Highway – April 17
- Norge Lane – May 14
Elizabeth City:
- Hughes Boulevard – April 26
Poquoson:
- Wythe Creek Road – May 14
Richmond
- E. Main Street – May 14
* = Store indicated they may close sooner
A job fair targeted at helping Farm Fresh employees find employment will take place 2-6 p.m. on April 18 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
