Alexandria Grocery Store Will Close After 64 Years

Alexandria will be saying goodbye to a local grocery store next month.

Giant Food will close its doors due to space limitations, according to The Washington Post. The 530 First Street location stands at 18,000-square-feet while the newer buildings average around 50,000 to 60,000.

The tiny building competes with several nearby food stores including Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, and Trader Joe’s just a few miles away.

Giant Food will close for good at 6 p.m. Feb. 12.

All of the employees have been offered jobs at other locations, Giant Food President Gordon Reid told the Post.

The first Giant Food opened in 1937 in Pennsylvania and now operates in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and D.C.

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