Kroger closing ALL remaining Raleigh & Durham area stores on Saturday, August 11

Kroger has just announced that they will be closing ALL remaining Triangle stores on Saturday, August 11 due to low stock. Some pharmacies & fuel centers will remain open until August 14. Read on for the details and closing times.

Posted 2:40 a.m. Aug 11, 2018 — Updated 2:41 a.m. Aug 11, 2018

Kroger has just announced that they will be closing ALL remaining Triangle stores on Saturday, August 11 due to low stock.

Some pharmacies & fuel centers will remain open until August 14.

According to a statement from Allison McGee, corporate affairs manager for Kroger's Mid-Atlantic Division, the 10 remaining Kroger stores "will close at 8 p.m. Saturday due to products selling faster than expected."

Associates will be given the opportunity to work through August 14th.

In a release issued on August 8, Kroger indicated that they will continue to operate five pharmacies and four fuel centers through noon, August 14, 2018.

The pharmacies are:

* 5116 N. Roxboro Road, Durham

* 1273 W. Maynard Road, Cary

* 940 US 64 Hwy., Apex

* 1802 North Point Drive, Durham

* 1371 E. Broad Street, Fuquay-Varina.

Locations of the four fuel centers that will remain open through noon, August 14:

* 202 W. NC Hwy 54, Durham

* 3457 Hillsborough Rd., Durham

* 5116 N. Roxboro Road, Durham

* 1371 E. Broad St., Fuquay-Varina

Kroger announced in mid-June that they would be closing all stores in the Triangle area by August 14, 2018.

1,500 expected to lose jobs as Kroger closes all stores in Triangle

"After a thorough evaluation of the market for a significant time period, we have decided to close out stores in the highly competitive Raleigh-Durham market," said Jerry Clontz, president of the Mid-Atlantic Division of Kroger.

Clontz said that the grocery store market in the area is oversaturated and the company has not been able to grow their business in the way they desired.

Click here to see the original announcement regarding the closing of ALL Kroger stores in the Triangle.

A number of additional Kroger stores and pharmacies have already closed.

Multiple Kroger stores in Raleigh area closing earlier than expected

Kroger store officials said the closings will result in about 1,500 employees losing their jobs. Over half of those employees are employed part time. Employees have attended job fairs in the hopes of finding a new position when their jobs end at Kroger. They have not been guaranteed jobs at the Kroger stores that are transitioning to Harris Teeter stores.