Overview
- Foodie’s Markets will close its South End store in June after nearly three decades, with the owner citing business challenges and costly building upgrades.
- The grocer says it chose not to renew its lease and emphasized the decision was not influenced by The Croft School.
- After neighborhood pushback, The Croft School said Friday it would no longer pursue expanding into the Foodie’s space.
- A Change.org petition with more than 1,500 signatures urges officials to preserve the site for retail or food use, noting prior retail spaces converted for the school.
- Shoppers expressed concerns about carrying groceries by bus or paratransit and potential job losses for staff, and organizers had scheduled a protest outside the store for Saturday.