Magruder’s To Sell Its Remaining Stores In Washington Region

For more than a week, loyal shoppers of Magruder’s supermarkets took note of the emptying shelves.

Where was the fresh produce they treasured? Where were the choices of fine meats?

They feared the worst, and so the rumor mill took off quickly. The somewhat shabby but cozily familiar grocers were going the way of so many neighborhood stores before them.

On Wednesday, the announcement many shoppers had dreaded came: Magruder’s was selling its stores. In fact, the Connecticut Avenue store had already been sold, and owners were working to sell the stores in Alexandria, Gaithersburg, Rockville and Vienna.

“We are currently in negotiations to sell the remaining four locations to a group who wishes to purchase the individual stores and to reopen them as quickly as possible, and we are working diligently with all parties involved,” Gary Bortnick, the chain’s vice president, said in a written statement.

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