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Here\u2019s an unhappy Halloween surprise: Natural Grocers is permanently closing its store at Colfax Avenue and Washington Street on Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

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The grocery chain, which is based in Lakewood, announced on Wednesday that the downtown Denver store will be closed due to \u201cretail theft and safety issues impacting the store\u2019s performance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s one of 46 Natural Grocers stores around Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite our investment in security and loss prevention strategies over the years, these factors have continued to challenge our ability to operate our store safely and sustainably, and we have made the difficult decision to close our doors at this location,\u201d said Kemper Isely, the company\u2019s co-president, in a news release.<\/p>\n

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The chain is \u201ccommitted\u201d to its customers at its six other Denver stores, the release said. If affected workers can\u2019t get a transfer to another store, they\u2019ll receive severance pay and transition health benefits.<\/p>\n

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Closing sales start at the Colfax location on Friday, with 10 percent storewide discounts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s an unhappy Halloween surprise: Natural Grocers is permanently closing its store at Colfax Avenue and Washington Street on Oct. 31.   The grocery chain, which is based in Lakewood, announced on Wednesday that the downtown Denver store will be closed due to \u201cretail theft and safety issues impacting the store\u2019s performance.\u201d It\u2019s one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\nPopular Grocery Stores Chain Closing Its Store Permanently Because Of Retail Theft<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Here\u2019s an unhappy Halloween surprise: Natural Grocers is permanently closing its store at Colfax Avenue and Washington Street on Oct. 31.   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