Wegmans to shut Natick Mall retailer, citing ‘non-traditional location’

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Wegmans stated it’s closing the shop as a result of it struggled to draw sufficient prospects to the mall location.

Grocery retailer chain Wegmans introduced Thursday that it plans to shut its Natick Mall location, citing difficulties attracting sufficient prospects.

Wegmans will announce an official closure date for the Worcester Road retailer later this summer time, the corporate stated in a press launch.

“Sadly, with this non-traditional location we’re unable to draw sufficient prospects for our enterprise mannequin to work,” Brien MacKendrick, a Wegmans spokesperson, stated within the launch.

Wegmans stated it notified retailer workers all through the day Thursday and guaranteed them that their positions with the corporate are safe.

There are 365 workers –142 full-time and 223 part-time — on the Natick retailer, and all workers are being supplied positions at different Wegmans within the Boston space, the grocery retailer chain stated.

There are 5 different Wegmans shops in Larger Boston, and the corporate stated it doesn’t plan to shut any of these places. These shops are positioned in Burlington, Chestnut Hill, Medford, Northborough, and Westwood.

“We love our Natick group and prospects, and we’re wanting to pursue new retailer places within the space for the long run,” MacKendrick stated. “Within the meantime, we hope to proceed to serve our Natick prospects by way of our e-commerce choices and our different space shops.”

Wegmans stated it recognized Natick as an excellent location for a retailer in 2009, however couldn’t discover a web site that met its standards till the Natick Mall location grew to become out there.

The Natick Wegmans opened in 2018 and was Wegmans’ first multi-level retailer inside a big mall, the corporate stated. At 134,000 sq. ft, it is likely one of the firm’s largest places.

Final December, Shopper Checkbook rated Wegmans the Boston space grocery retailer chain with the second-highest high quality merchandise, however stated that its costs had been 12% greater than common.