Embattled Chicago grocery store owner will lose a location

A Save A Lot grocery store in Richton Park, Ill., a south suburb of Chicago, will be closing its doors in about two weeks, reports Fox 32.

The grocer has been in business for 17 years, and village officials say there is now an opportunity for a specialty grocery store to take the spot of the Save A Lot store.

The store is owned by Yellow Banana, which owns several supermarkets in Chicago and has been at the center of some controversial moves over the last year.

On March 31, Yellow Banana closed a $26.5 million deal on stores on the south and west sides of Chicago. The transaction marked the next step in Yellow Banana’s ongoing commitment to underserved communities through the city of Chicago.

The owner and operator is behind the re-opening of a former Save A Lot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood that closed in 2020. The project has faced a series of construction delays but will finally open in April.

Yellow Banana was also behind a move that replaced a Whole Foods with a Save A Lot in the Englewood neighborhood which was protested by residents.