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SLO grocery store worker cited for selling alcohol to minor

Written on 6 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo police officers cited a worker at grocery store last week for selling alcohol to a minor. On June 29, with assistance from California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control agents, the San Luis Obispo Police... (Continue reading)

Teen with knife stands off with deputies in Santa Barbara grocery aisle

Written on 17 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An incident of teens shoplifting from a grocery store on Wednesday morphed into a police chase in and out of a supermarket and an hour-long stand off with an armed teenager. Shortly after 7 p.m., a group of juveniles were... (Continue reading)

Food 4 Less opening in Arroyo Grande

Written on 24 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 19 comments

The parent company of discount grocery Food 4 Less has purchased the Haggen lease at the Five Cities Center on Branch Street, according to a press release. The purchase price and the date the new store will open were not... (Continue reading)

Masked man with a gun robs SLO Trader Joe’s

Written on 4 Jul, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A man robbed the San Luis Obispo Trader Joe’s at gunpoint Sunday night. The suspect got away, and police are still searching for him. At approximately 9:30 p.m., just after the grocery store at 3988 S. Higuera Street had closed,... (Continue reading)

AG City officials tussle in escalating fight over grocery store

Written on 9 May, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 56 comments

  By KAREN VELIE While the former space of Arroyo Grande’s only full-service grocery store remains empty, city officials are tussling over what should be done. In late October, as part of a bankruptcy, Haggen Food and Pharmacy shuttered its... (Continue reading)

California Fresh to replace Haggen in SLO

Written on 29 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

California Fresh Markets, a locally-owned grocer, will open a new store in the Foothill Boulevard location vacated by Haggen. Last year, Haggen filed for bankruptcy and closed its Central Coast grocery stores shortly after opening them. Company officials announced this... (Continue reading)

Grocery Outlet considering Los Osos store

Written on 19 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

The Grocery Outlet company is considering taking over the former Haggen Grocery store in Los Osos, company officials said. The location has been empty since Haggen closed last summer leaving the town of approximately 14,000 with only one grocery store.... (Continue reading)

Spencer’s Fresh Markets top bidder on AG Haggen location

Written on 14 Nov, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Spencer’s Fresh Markets was the top bidder in a bankruptcy auction for the Arroyo Grande Haggen’s location, according to court documents. In total, 17 locations including the Arroyo Grande site were pulled from the auction because of... (Continue reading)

Bidders vying for Central Coast Haggen locations

Written on 10 Nov, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 24 comments

By John Lindt, publisher of Sierra2theSea Central Coast Haggen grocery stores are among those locations being auctioned off this week in Los Angeles through the bankruptcy court. Last year, Haggen grew to 164 locations after it purchased 146 stores from... (Continue reading)

Another SLO grocery store facing closure

Written on 22 Oct, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 23 comments

In addition to the possible closures of several San Luis Obispo County Haggen grocery stores, Fresh & Easy is also planning to close its Broad Street store. Fresh & Easy announced Wednesday plans to close or sell the 97 Fresh... (Continue reading)