Las Vegas Sun

March 19, 2024

Haggen to sell one of its Southern Nevada stores to Smart & Final

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Several Vons and Albertsons stores across the valley were converted into Haggen grocery stores in June.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Grocery chain Haggen has found buyers for 36 of its stores in California and Nevada.

The Bellingham Herald reports the company said Monday it will sell one Nevada store and 27 in Southern California to Smart & Final LLC. It will sell eight Southern California stores to Gelson's Markets.

It was not immediately known which Nevada store will convert to the warehouse-style grocery provider.

The deals are part of Bellingham-based Haggen's bankruptcy plan to downsize from 164 to 37 stores and leave the Southwest market.

Last year, the chain underwent a major expansion when it agreed to purchase 146 stores nationwide as Albertsons and Safeway announced plans to merge. The chain had 18 stores before the purchase, which expanded its employee count from about 2,000 to about 10,000.

In June, Haggen converted seven former Vons and Albertsons stores in Southern Nevada to its brand. The chain has operated three stores in Las Vegas, three in Henderson and one in Boulder City.

In July, Haggen laid off an undisclosed number of employees at stores in Nevada, Arizona and Southern California.

In September, Haggen asked a bankruptcy court for permission to close 100 stores, including all of those in California and Nevada.

Haggen has now filed a motion in court to establish a bid and auction process for the rest of the stores it announced it was closing.

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