A pair of local Sweetbay Supermarkets are among 33 under-performing stores in Florida scheduled to close in February, the grocer's parent company announced Wednesday.
The stores are at:
- 8833 Mitchell Blvd., Trinity
- 7431 State Road 54, New Port Richey
According to TBO, around 2,000 people will lose their jobs in Florida as a result of the closings.
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"They are simply underperforming stores," said Sweetbay spokeswoman Nicole LeBeau. "Some of them, the leases were coming up, and just based on the sales of the stores they were selected."
The Delhaize Group, which owns Sweetbay, made the announcement Wednesday as it released its 2012 annual report.
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Other stores in the region closing are:
- 9017 State Road 52, Hudson
- 4500 S. Suncoast Blvd., Homosassa
- 11160 Spring Hill Dr., Spring Hill
- and 7325 Gall Blvd., Zephyrhills
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