Which bloom stores are closing

All of the Bloom stores that will close are in the Virginia and Maryland area including stores in Walkersville, Md. All stores that are being closed will shut down within 30 days. The company said store conversations at those being rebranded as Food Lion locations will begin immediately. It launched the Bloom concept in in North Carolina.

Home » Latest News » Food Lion closing, rebranding…. The moves will reduce U. On January 12, the Delhaize Group released its fourth quarter and year end sales the full earnings report will be announced on March 8. For a retailer, it is never an easy decision to close stores as we are fully aware of the impact on our associates, our customers and the communities we serve. Having said that, we feel these decisions are in keeping with our responsibility to our shareholders to deploy resources where they will achieve the highest return.

We fully expect these actions to be value enhancing in We are consistently executing our New Game Plan strategy and continue to invest in the many initiatives that are part of it such as the successful brand strategy work at Food Lion, the expansion of Bottom Dollar Food in its newer markets and our growth plans for Southeastern Europe.

Funding for these will continue to come largely from the EUR million gross annual cost savings target that we expect to exceed by the end of We confirm our target to achieve 5 to 7 percent revenue growth annually by and the ambitious plans to open new stores in our high growth operations over the next 3 years that we communicated during the recent analyst field trip. In its fourth quarter which ended on December 31, Delhaize reported overall sales in the U.

Comparable store revenues at its U. Delhaize said it noted a deterioration of the volume trends starting towards the end of the third quarter and continuing in the fourth quarter.

Inflation stayed at a high level and together with low consumer confidence has resulted in increased competitive activity and lower consumer spending. Lauren Jost , Patch Staff. Find out what's happening in Woodbridge with free, real-time updates from Patch. Let's go! All affected stores will close within 30 days and store conversions will begin immediately. Bloom at Noblewood Plaza will close entirely.

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