C&S Wholesale Grocers Closing Suffield Warehouse By Mid-March

SUFFIELD, CT — C&S Wholesale Grocers will permanently close its Suffield warehouse in the coming weeks, likely resulting in the layoffs of over two dozen employees.

The grocery distributor has told the state department of labor that it will close the facility, located at 1120 Harvey Lane, and that layoffs are expected between Feb. 26 and March 11.

Twenty-six workers will be affected, according to the state department of labor, and C&S said none of them are represented by a collective bargaining representative.

In October 2021, C&S Wholesale Grocers had told the state it was expecting the closure and layoffs to occur between Jan. 8 to Jan. 21. The recent letter, dated Jan. 18, was an extension notice.

C&S cited "certain decisions of its customers" as the reason for its warehouse's closure, and according to the Journal Inquirer, the company is referring to Stop & Shop's decision to handle its own warehouse and distribution.

Around 85 percent of C&S' work at the Suffield warehouse was for Stop & Shop, according to the Journal Inquirer.