Harris Teeter Will Be Closing 3 NoVA Grocery Store Locations: Reports

ARLINGTON, VA — Harris Teeter is closing three of its stores in Northern Virginia, including two in Arlington County, according to media reports.

The grocery chain owned by Kroger is closing its stores at 950 S. George Mason Drive and 3600 S. Glebe Road in Arlington, as well as the Tysons Corner location at 200 Crestwood Heights Drive in McLean in late July. That's when the company plans to close another store in North Bethesda, Maryland.

“Harris Teeter made a strategic decision to close these locations only after careful consideration,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to FFX Now. “The company employs approximately 100 to 120 valued associates at each location and began informing associates of the store closings last week.”

Company officials said all employees are being given the option to transfer to other locations.
Harris Teeter began notifying local customers about the store closures in emails Monday, according to news reports.

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Closures Follow Failed Merger

The move by Kroger comes about six months after the company's proposed merger with Albertsons, valued at $24.6 billion, was blocked by a federal judge.

Kroger Chairman and interim CEO Ronald Sargent said last week that the company is resuming store closures after pausing them during the regulatory review process for the merger, the Washington Business Journal reported.

“We’re simplifying our business and reviewing areas that will not be meaningful to our future growth,” Sargent said on an earnings call with analysts June 20. “Unfortunately today, not all of our stores are delivering the sustainable results we need.”

U.S. District Court Judge Adrienne Nelson issued a preliminary injunction blocking the merger in December 2024 after holding a three-week hearing in Portland, Oregon. Judge Marshall Ferguson in Seattle also issued a permanent injunction barring the merger in Washington after concluding that it would lessen competition in the state.

The rulings were celebrated as a "major win" by the Federal Trade Commission — which, together with several states — asked the federal court to stop the merger.

Federal regulators said the merger would have eliminated competition and resulted in higher prices for consumers and bad outcomes for workers. Meanwhile, the grocery giants argued that the merger would hand them the control to lower prices and compete with bigger retailers like Costco, Walmart and Amazon.

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