Waseca Hy-Vee to Close on Sept. 30
August 13, 2018 | News & Press Releases
WASECA, Minnesota (Aug. 13, 2018) — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced today that the Waseca Hy-Vee, located at 1230 N. State St. in Waseca, will permanently close at 10 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2018, and the store’s 136 full- and part-time employees will be offered opportunities to be relocated across the company’s other area stores.
Hy-Vee opened the store at 1230 N. State St. in 1988.
“Unfortunately, despite numerous attempts to work with the property’s landlord, the lease on the building will not be renewed. This is not something we want to do, but the landlord has left us no choice,” said Mary Fuhrman, senior regional vice president of Hy-Vee’s northern region. “The Waseca Hy-Vee has served as a neighborhood store for many residents for a number of years, and we understand it will be missed by our customers. We haven’t ever been in a situation like this in the history of our company. At a time when many communities are recruiting us to their cities, we must leave Waseca.”
Employees at the Waseca Hy-Vee were notified this morning of its permanent closure. Customers will be notified verbally and by signage posted throughout the store.
Prescriptions will be filled until the store closes. In the upcoming weeks, pharmacy customers will receive a letter about how their future prescriptions will be handled.
The Waseca Hy-Vee’s building and parking lot are not owned by Hy-Vee. They are owned by the landlord of the property. The lease Hy-Vee has with the landlord officially expires in November 2018.
“We have always been committed to the Waseca community and its surrounding areas, and we are saddened that we are no longer able to keep our store in this community,” said Fuhrman.
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Hy-Vee, Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating more than 245 retail stores across eight Midwestern states with sales of $10 billion annually. The supermarket chain is synonymous with quality, variety, convenience, healthy lifestyles, culinary expertise and superior customer service. Hy-Vee ranks in the Top 10 Most Trusted Brands and has been named one of America’s Top 5 favorite grocery stores. The company’s more than 80,000 employees provide “A Helpful Smile in Every Aisle” to customers every day. For additional information, visit www.hy-vee.com.