Somerville, MA

Bfresh Grocery Store Shutters Doors in Davis Square

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Overview

According to The-Sun.com, the Bfresh Grocery store in Davis Square, Massachusetts will shutter its doors on October 12 leaving just one other location in the area.

A Closer Look

Ahold, the parent company for both Bfresh and Stop & Shop, failed to renew their lease and cited underperformance for the shuttering.

Stop & Shop’s external and corporate communications manager, Caroline Medeiros, explained: “Stop & Shop has made the difficult decision not to renew the lease for our Bfresh store. The store was not meeting financial expectations.”

The Director of Economic Development at the City of Somerville said the property owners plan to re-tenant the space and have received interest from other grocery stories.

Conclusion

The closing of the Bfresh in Davis Square, Massachusetts is indicative of the increasing economic challenges of various business operations around the country.

[Note: This article is based on accredited news and media reports, including linked information attributed to The-Sun.com and Wikipedia.org.]


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Herbie J Pilato is the author of several books about pop culture including the newly-published CONNERY, SEAN CONNERY biography, the revised BIONIC BOOK, RETRO ACTIVE TELEVISION, THE 12 BEST SECRETS OF CHRISTMAS, MARY: THE MARY TYLER MOORE STORY, TWITCH UPON A STAR, and more. He's also a TV writer/producer, and has worked for Reelz, Bravo, E!, TLC, and hosted THEN AGAIN WITH HERBIE J PILATO, the hit classic TV talk show (which premiered on Amazon Prime in 2019).

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