Management said
today it is converting six locations in the valley to Smith’s Food & Drug
stores — both brands are owned by Kroger Co. — and closing eight others as it
exits the Las Vegas market.
The conversions and
closures will take place by early next year. Food 4 Less employs 900 people
locally, and all will have job offers at Smith’s after the changeover, the
company said in a news release.
Some of the stores
had been underperforming for some time, and the decision to leave the market
was “just a business decision,” Food 4 Less spokeswoman Kendra Doyel said. She
declined to go into further detail.
There are currently
30 Smith’s stores in the area with 3,500 employees.
“We are delighted
that Food 4 Less associates from both the converted and closed stores will be
able to continue their careers with Smith’s,” Jay Cummins, Smith’s division
president, said in the news release.
The following stores
will be remodeled as Smith’s: 3013 W. Craig Road; 4001 S. Decatur Blvd., 3602
E. Bonanza Road; 2255 Las Vegas Blvd. North; 4965 E. Sahara Ave.; and 8180 Las
Vegas Blvd. South.
These Food 4 Less
stores will close: 2271 N. Green Valley Parkway; 2545 S. Eastern Ave.; 1955 N.
Nellis Blvd.; 120 S. Rainbow Blvd.; 1301 S. Boulder Highway; 3250 E. Flamingo
Road.; and 3864 W. Sahara Ave. The eighth store was not listed.
The closures will
all occur early next year, except for the store on West Sahara, which is slated
to close next month.
Food 4 Less will
still operate stores in California and Chicago, the company said.
Staying open as Smith's (supposedly)
3013 W. Craig Road
(Opened originally as a FFL)
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4001 S. Decatur
Blvd
(Opened originally as a FFL, Megafoods, PriceRite)
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4965 E. Sahara Ave
(Opened originally as a FFL)
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2255 Las Vegas
Blvd. North
(Opened originally as Smiths 384, PriceRite. Smith's chaged it to a warehouse store due to theft. This should work well)
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3602 E. Bonanza
Road
(Opened originally as a PriceRite. Was supposed to be a Smith's before they started thier warehouse chain, PriceRite)
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8180 Las Vegas
Blvd. South
(Opened originally as a FFL)
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Closing Down (probably to become a Cardenas, La Bonita, Super One or swap meet)
2271 N. Green
Valley Parkway;
(Opened as an Albertsons, Raleys. Somewhat close to 3 Smith's)
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2545 S. Eastern
Ave.
(Opened as an Albertsons, Raleys. Not a Smiths type area.)
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1301 S. Boulder
Highway
(Opened originally as a FFL. Too close to Smiths 381)
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120 S. Rainbow
Blvd.
(Opened as an Albertsons, Raleys. Somewhat close to Smtih's at Jones/Vegas)
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1955 N. Nellis
Blvd
(Opened as an Albertsons, Raleys. Too close to Smith's 355)
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3864 W. Sahara Ave
(Opened as an Albertsons after demolishion of a very old Smith's. Too close to Smiths DI\Decatur)
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1941 N. Decatur
(Smart & Final + August 2015)
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3250 E. Flamingo
Road (Opened as a FFL, then Megafoods, PriceRite. Too close to Smiths 354)
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