Farm Fresh to Lays off 1,000+ Employees
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - After recently divesting 21 of its stores, Farm Fresh is restructuring its workforce, with some sources reporting that the chain is laying off 1,000 of its employees, or about one-third of Farm Fresh’s current employee count. The Virginia Employment Commission recently listed the layoffs. The agency’s website hosted the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Notices.
Parent company SuperValu recently announced that it would be selling 21 of its Farm Fresh banner stores to Harris Teeter, Kroger, Mid-Atlantic Division, and Food Lion; SuperValu implied it had intentioned to seek buyers for the other locations. In the wake of the announcement of the purchased stores, a newer announcement revealed that 11 Farm Fresh stores would feel the effects with 1,000+ layoffs located in the Hampton Roads and Richmond, according to WVEC. Now, the company is reportedly letting another 1,000 employees go, according to Southside Daily. The news outlet reported that the total of let-go employees is estimated at 3,100.
“We continue to work with the buyers of the 21 stores to ensure a smooth transition and expect them to offer positions to many Farm Fresh employees,” SuperValu's External Communications and Public Relations Manager Michael Wilken wrote in an email, according to Southside Daily. He added that eligible employees were likely to receive severance and “job transition support.”
According to Virginia WARN, the number of employees who will be let go from each location on May 14th, in this most recent round of layoffs, is as follows:
- 69 employees: 521 Laskin Road, Virginia Beach
- 58 employees: 1385 Fordham Drive, Virginia Beach
- 94 employees: 2058 S. Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach
- 86 employees: 799 Chimney Hill Shopping Center, Virginia Beach
- 71 employees: 4876 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach
- 134 employees: 2110 Great Neck Square Shopping Center, Virginia Beach
- 71 employees: 4001 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach
- 98 employees: 1069 Independence Blvd., Virginia Beach
- 92 employees: 2129 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach
- 77 employees: 1615 General Booth Blvd., Virginia Beach
- 88 employees: 928 Diamond Springs Road, Virginia Beach
- 104 employees: 230 E. Little Creek Road, Norfolk
- 65 employees: 201 E. Berkley Avenue, Norfolk
- 78 employees: 1200 N. Military Hwy. Norfolk
- 81 employees: 730 W. 21st St., Norfolk
- 94 employees: 309 S. Battlefield Blvd., Chesapeake
- 58 employees: 701 N Battlefield Blvd suite A, Chesapeake
- 82 employees: 1620 Cedar Rd #100, Chesapeake
- 78 employees: 1464 Mt. Pleasant Road, Chesapeake
- 85 employees: 1400 Kempsville Road, Suit 109, Chesapeake
- 88 employees: 115 Norge Lane, Williamsburg
- 88 employees: 4511 John Tyler Hwy., Williamsburg
- 69 employees: 460 Wythe Creek Road, Poquoson
- 92 employees: 353 Chatham Drive, Newport News
- 100 employees: 4000 Victory Blvd., Portsmouth
- 80 employees: 3675 Bridge Road, Suffolk
- 95 employees: 1401 N. Main Street, Suffolk
- 100 employees: 1282 Smithfield Plaza, Smithfield
- 77 employees: 6500 George Washington Memorial Hwy., Grafton
- 87 employees: 7254 George Washington Memorial Hwy., Hayes
- 84 employees: 2320 E Main Street, Richmond
- 77 employees: 1459 Armory Drive, Franklin
- 82 employees: 30 Towne Centre Way, Hampton
- 102 employees: 2190 Coliseum Drive, Hampton
- 111 employees: 227 Fox Hill Road, Hampton
- 70 employees: 608 E Mercury Blvd., Hampton
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