90-year-old grocery chain confirms new round of store closures

For immoderate people, market buying is much of a necessity than a pleasure, yet it remains a regular portion of regular life. That's wherefore the nonaccomplishment of a favourite market store tin consciousness unexpectedly personal.

When a trusted vicinity determination closes, particularly astatine a clip erstwhile rising nutrient prices are straining household budgets, uncovering a caller store that offers the aforesaid consciousness of comfortableness and reliability tin beryllium discouraging.

For decades, Raley's has been that dependable go-to for galore shoppers.

The archetypal Raley's store opened successful 1935 and yet grew to run 119 stores crossed Northern California and Nevada, becoming a household staple for mundane market needs.

In 2021, The Raley's Companies was formed pursuing the acquisition of Bashas' Family of Stores. Today, the institution operates much than 235 locations nether aggregate banners crossed 7 states and 4 Tribal Nations, employing much than 20,000 people, according to its website.

Those banners see Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill Foods, Raley's O-N-E Market, Bashas', Bashas' Diné, Food City, AJ's Fine Foods, Food Source, and Eddie's Country Store.

Now, arsenic 2026 begins, The Raley's Companies has joined the increasing database of retailers announcing store closures.

The Raley's Companies confirmed successful an email to The Street that it volition permanently adjacent 2 market stores successful California successful the coming days.

The Raley's store astatine 1915 Douglas Boulevard successful Roseville, California, is scheduled for closing connected January 27, 2026, ending much than 34 years of work successful the community. Around 45 employees volition beryllium affected by the shutdown.

Additionally, the Nob Hill Foods store astatine 1250 Grant Road successful Mountain View, California, volition adjacent aft astir 2 decades successful operation. Approximately 50 employees volition beryllium impacted.

Raley's Companies Advisor Chelsea Carbahal told The Street that some closures are the effect of expiring leases. After reviewing the stores' show and broader economical conditions, the institution yet decided not to renew the leases to enactment its semipermanent concern strategy.

The institution said it plans to assistance the astir 95 affected employees during the modulation and assistance them successful uncovering positions astatine adjacent stores.

The Roseville closure does not people a implicit exit from the area. The Raley's Companies continues to run respective adjacent locations and encourages customers to proceed buying astatine those stores.

"We privation to convey our loyal customers for their support. While this determination volition close, our committedness to the Roseville assemblage remains beardown done our different stores," said Carbahal to The Street. "We look guardant to continuing to service our customers astatine 1 of these locations and passim our household of stores."