#grocery-store-closure

#grocery-store-closure

DANVILLE - Draeger's Market will shut its store in Danville within weeks, a closure that the local chain blames on the state of Blackhawk Plaza, where the grocery hub is located. "The biggest reason for our decision to close is the decline of Blackhawk Plaza," Richard Draeger, a co-owner of Draeger's Market, said in an interview with this news organization. "It's mostly empty. My best guess is that it's 70% to 80% vacant." The deterioration of the upscale mall has led to an erosion in sales for the Draeger's Market at 4100 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, according to Draeger.

A Farm Boy location in the Yonge-Eglinton area has been forced to temporarily close after failing a DineSafe inspection. According to the City of Toronto, two of the infractions include permitting rodents and failing to protect food from contamination. The Farm Boy location near Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue has closed temporarily after failing an inspection conducted through the city's DineSafe program. The inspection found two "crucial" and other less severe infractions at the grocery store, including a failure to protect food from contamination and that the premise was maintained in a "manner permitting health hazards," specifically rodents.