A bankruptcy court in Delaware Monday approved bids by discount chain Grocery Outlet for six shuttered California stores previously operated by the now-bankrupt Fresh & Easy, Grocery Outlet confirmed.
Sales of the stores, including one at 1803 E. Chapman Ave. in Orange, are expected to be finalized by the end of the year. The five other stores are in Rosemead, Long Beach, Downey, Whittier and Sunnyvale.
Grocery Outlet, which had previously operated stores in Buena Park and Fountain Valley, returned to Orange County last week with the opening of a new location in Costa Mesa. That store is a former Fresh & Easy. Chain officials say former Fresh & Easy spaces are the right fit for the brand. The growing chain will open another store in Westminster this week, and La Habra will be next. Those locations also are former Fresh & Easy markets.
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