Overview
- A Maryland WARN notice confirms the Northeast Baltimore grocery will shut down in January with layoffs expected by Jan. 31.
- B. Green & Co. sought a buyer for roughly 18 months with help from the city, the landlord and a broker but found no takers.
- Company leaders cite declining revenue, higher security expenses, inflation and a shrinking local customer base as making the store unsustainable.
- An estimated 50% to 60% of customers use SNAP, and recent changes plus potential benefit delays during a government shutdown pose revenue risks.
- The company says it will try to retain or place some workers, following an earlier sale of its Westside Food Depot to local grocer Tiger Mart.