Three grocery stores in Los Angeles have announced they will be shutting their doors permanently due to the excessive cost of hazard pay mandates to their workers. The requirements order grocery stores to pay a higher wage to employees, which created a financial burden for two Ralph’s stores and one Food 4 Less store in the L.A. area.
The closures will affect two Ralphs, one on West Pico Boulevard and one on West Slauson Avenue, and a Food 4 Less located on West Sunset Boulevard. In a statement on Wednesday, Kroger confirmed the stores will close on May 15. The three stores have repeatedly not performed as well as some of the other locations.
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