{"id":1334,"date":"2015-10-22T10:43:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2015-10-22T10:43:44","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T17:43:44","slug":"fresh-easy-begins-closing-down-stores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/re-tales.net\/?p=1334","title":{"rendered":"Fresh & Easy begins closing down stores"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0 \u00a0 Another one bites the dust. \u00a0Not really that surprising after the number of times it’s been said that they’re failing and I doubt it will make a huge impact in the industry, but they did sell a few things that I can’t find anywhere else and they were pretty convenient. \u00a0 Yet another example of a big company trying to find a niche in California finding it hard to do business here. \u00a0 It’s expensive, we have way too many laws and regulations and customers are picky and have a lot of choices.<\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Fresh Market also left California<\/a>, so I doubt you’ll see any more markets with “Fresh” in their name coming here ever again…<\/div>\n
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Fresh & Easy, the grocery chain that has struggled for years in Southern California, said Wednesday that it was closing its business \u2014 but holding out hope for a buyer.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Brendan Wonnacott, spokesman for the El Segundo chain, said Fresh & Easy was starting \u201cthe process for an organized wind-down.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Fresh & Easy doesn’t have enough cash and couldn’t obtain financing to continue operating the business, Wonnacott said. That’s despite progress made over the last two years that has moved the company \u201ccloser to break even.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The company operates 97 stores in California, Nevada and Arizona. The Southland is home to 54 locations.<\/em><\/p>\n