Another San Francisco grocery store is closing, this time near USF

San Francisco is set to lose another person big grocery store.

Lucky’s parent company, The Save Mart Companies, said it will close its store on: 1750 FultonSt.On September 11, near the University of San Francisco, we added to the growing list of supermarket closures in the city.

A notice sent to state officials this week said the closure was expected to be permanent and would affect 48 workers. Phil Keene, Save Mart’s senior director of communications and government affairs, told the Chronicle that the company decided to close the store following ongoing financial difficulties.

“We routinely evaluate the performance of all of our stores to ensure they are meeting business standards,” Keene said. “In the normal course of business, we sometimes have to make difficult decisions, such as closing an underperforming location.”

The Fulton Street store will close “due to economic factors,” Keene said.

“Closing a store is not a decision we take lightly, but this store has had performance issues for a long time,” he said. “We worked to improve and remodel the location, but it did not produce the sales and profits needed to maintain operations. In fact, despite the best efforts of a great team, we lost money every year at this location.”

All employees at the store will be affected, the filing states. Some employees may be eligible to transfer to nearby stores, depending on availability and seniority, according to Save Mart. Employees will also have the right to hire more junior workers under the applicable collective bargaining agreement, the statement said.

Affected positions include 31 multi-purpose officers, as well as managers, service specialists, chief clerks and a meat cutter.

The planned closure follows other recent grocery store disruptions in San Francisco. Lucky last year Bayview closed its storeIt was the only large supermarket in the neighbourhood. Safeway also closed Fillmore area The 2025 store opening has spurred city officials to find an easier way to bring in a new grocery store.

Keene said Save Mart will continue to serve customers at the Lucky store at 1515 Sloat Blvd. in San Francisco and at 6843 Mission St. in Daly City.

“We remain committed to the San Francisco area,” he said.

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