Shaw's to close Webster store
The Shaw’s supermarket on Worcester Road in Webster will close due to underperformance, the company announced.
The store is expected to be closed by Feb. 20, according Steve Sylven, a spokesman for Shaw's. The store employs approximately 100 people, and Shaw's is working to relocate them to other stores, Sylven said. The company will also close a store in Medford.
“We strive to ensure the success of all our stores, however, it is occasionally necessary for us to close those that are not meeting company goals or that do not fit into our long-term strategy. As a company and as responsible business owners, we need to position ourselves to be profitable. The stores identified have not been profitable for quite some time, and despite the best efforts of the company and our associates, we have not been able to reposition them to better compete in the marketplace and don’t anticipate being able to change this trend,” the statement read.
Shaw’s said there are no plans to close additional stores. The company also said it plans to construct a new store in Boston.
Shaw’s has 14 other stores in Central Massachusetts, located in Worcester, Shrewsbury, Whitinsville, Auburn, Clinton, Milford, Sturbridge, Ashland, Leominster, Stow, Medway, Sudbury, Franklin and Groton.
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