At least four more Shoppers Food Warehouse grocery stores in the D.C. region are slated to close Nov. 8, leaving local leaders distressed.
Three of the closing grocery stores are located in Maryland’s Prince George’s County.
The small quantity and low quality of grocery stores already operating in the county are a concern, and this week, five members of the Prince George’s County Council wrote a letter to the grocery chain’s parent company requesting a sit-down with the company CEO.
The letter also blasted the company over the negative impact the closures will have on the county.
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