Three suburban Mariano’s supermarkets to close

Three suburban Mariano’s supermarkets will be among those shutting down as part of a wave of closures by parent company Kroger.

Stores at 450 W. Half Day Road in Buffalo Grove, 144 S. Gary Ave. in Bloomingdale and 2323 Capital Drive in Glenview will shutter in August, Kroger’s Amanda Puck confirmed via email Tuesday.

“This closure is part of a larger companywide decision to run more efficiently and ensure the long-term health of our business,” said Puck, a vice president of communications and brand development for the Roundy’s and Mariano’s divisions.

Kroger plans to close about 60 stores nationwide over the next 18 months, the Cincinnati-based company announced Friday in its first-quarter financial report.

The Buffalo Grove store will shut down Aug. 8, followed by the Bloomingdale store on Aug. 15 and the Glenview store on Aug. 22, Puck said.

All employees at affected stores will be offered jobs in other locations, the company said.

Buffalo Grove’s Mariano’s opened in the Woodland Commons shopping center in 2014. It replaced a Dominick’s Finer Foods that closed the previous year.

Buffalo Grove Village President Eric Smith said he was notified of the pending closure by a Kroger representative Monday.

“I wasn’t shocked,” Smith said. “I know Kroger has been contracting.”

Bloomingdale officials were notified Monday, too. The 71,000-square-foot store in the village’s Stratford Crossing shopping center opened in 2017. Like the Buffalo Grove store, it replaced a Dominick’s that had closed in 2013.

The Glenview store opened in 2015. Another Mariano’s store in Glenview, at 25 Waukegan Road, will remain open.

Kroger bought the Mariano’s chain from Roundy’s Supermarkets in 2015. Kroger has more than 2,700 stores in 35 states operating under more than 20 banner names. On its website, the company boasts about 420,000 associates and 11 million daily customers.