UPDATE: Marsh Supermarkets files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
The struggling grocery chain announced the move Thursday morning as it seeks a buyer for all or some of its remaining 44 stores.
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Kroger plans timely job fair amid Marsh’s closing spree
Kroger said it didn’t plan the event to take advantage of the Marsh closings, but it welcomes the local grocery chain’s former employees. The grocer is looking to fill more than 300 positions.
Marsh plans to close all stores within 60 days if buyer isn’t found
The supermarket chain told state officials on Monday that it would close 16 stores within the next two months, if it can’t find buyers or business partners. But in fact all of Marsh’s stores will shut their doors if the company comes up empty-handed.
Experts: Endangered downtown Marsh locations attractive to competitors
If Marsh’s two downtown stores close, as the struggling grocer has warned could happen within two months, the locations likely would attract interest from rival supermarket operators.
Marsh warns of 16 more store closings, 1,454 job cuts if buyer isn’t found
The struggling supermarket chain warned the state Monday that that it is prepared to close the stores—including 11 in the Indianapolis area—within 60 days if it can't find buyer for the company.
Marsh Supermarkets closing nine more stores this month
The latest announced closings, seven of which are in the Indianapolis area, bring the total number of Marsh grocery stores that are set to shut their doors this month to 19.
Grocery closures create growing food deserts in Anderson
As grocery stores continue to close throughout the city, residents who don’t have reliable access to transportation have seen their options for local groceries continue to dwindle.
With loss of pharmacies, Marsh can no longer sell hard liquor
State law prohibits grocery stores without pharmacies from selling spirits, prompting Marsh to offer big discounts on its inventory.
Marsh Supermarkets closing all in-store pharmacies
The struggling grocery chain told employees Friday morning that it plans to discontinue pharmacy operations and has sold customer prescription files to a national drug store chain.
Whole Foods rallies on report that Albertsons is mulling bid
Whole Foods Market Inc. shares rose the most in two weeks after the Financial Times reported that Albertsons Cos. is considering a takeover of the organic grocer.
Marsh preparing to close another seven supermarkets
The seven closings come on top of three other store closures that Marsh confirmed earlier this week.
Salad shortage could last until May after Californian deluge
Heavy rain in California’s Salinas Valley has squeezed U.S. salad supplies and it may be a several more weeks before supermarket shelves are fully stocked again.
Marsh cites ‘weak performance’ for three more store closures
The three closures include a store involved in a lawsuit filed by a landlord that accuses Marsh of not paying rent at the site.
Marsh Supermarkets set to close Nora store in April
The Marsh chain continues to downsize amid growing competition. The store on East 86th Street has struggled to attract customers since a Kroger opened across the street in 2010.
Amazon struggles to find strategy that works in $800B grocery market
Despite several attempts to break into industry over almost a decade, the company has struggled to entice shoppers en masse to buy eggs, steaks and berries online the same way they’ve flocked to buy books, tablets and toys.
Marsh poised for more closings, sued for nonpayment of rents
Struggling Marsh Supermarkets has stopped paying rent on six Indianapolis stores, a move that might suggest the struggling chain is preparing to close them to shore up finances.
Meijer to roll out home-delivery grocery service in Indianapolis
The regional retailer, which has about a dozen superstores in the area, said it will offer the service beginning in April through outside vendor Shipt Inc.
State GOP leaders ready to make another run at Sunday sales
Grocery chains, convenience stores and pharmacies have pushed for years to have Indiana's eight decades-old ban lifted and be able to sell alcohol on Sundays, but a compromise has been elusive.
Marsh to close store near 53rd and Keystone
Marsh Supermarkets, which has been showing signs of struggle amid growing competition, plans to close the store Jan. 28. The location is where Marsh opened its first Indianapolis store, in 1957.
Marsh grocery chain owes more than $200,000 in unpaid bills
Contractors and at least one landlord say Marsh Supermarkets has fallen behind on rent and other bills—a development that suggests the locally based chain is facing heightened financial strain.