The 90 employees working at the Farm Fresh grocery store in Richmond’s Shockoe Bottom neighborhood were given layoff notices Thursday.
That store on East Main Street, between 23rd and 24th streets and near the Tobacco Row development, is one of 17 locations that Virginia Beach-based Farm Fresh is trying to find a buyer for, but an industry analyst said finding one will be challenging.
Grocery wholesale distributor Supervalu Inc., which has owned the Farm Fresh chain since 1999, said late Wednesday that it is selling 21 of its 38 Farm Fresh stores for about $43 million in cash to three different retailers: Kroger’s Harris Teeter brand, Kroger brand and Food Lion.
