Albertsons Closes 2 North Texas Stores, Affecting 138 Workers

0:00It's March 31st. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Two Albertsons' grocery stores in North Texas are set to close by the end of April, hitting 138 employees hard. One in Ulyss with 82 workers and another in North Fort Worth with 56 will shut their doors for good, on or before April 25th. Albertsons runs over 2,000 stores nationwide under names like Tom Thumb, Safeway, and Market Street. Recently, two other Tom Thumb spots close this year in Plano and Allen, but they opened a new one in Sanger back in December. Local folks in Fort Worth won't be totally out of options with an all-dead just one mile away and a Tom Thumb two miles down the road. Those job losses are tough though, especially in communities that rely on these spots for everyday shopping. The big merger with Kroger got blocked last year by a federal judge over monopoly worries and higher prices, so both chains are still running solo. Meanwhile, Kroger just opened a

1:01fresh store off US 287 in Fort Worth this past October. As these closures play out, keep an eye on how the grocery scene shifts in North Texas. More changes could be coming down the line.