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Iconic Heinen's Downtown Cleveland store closing
News 5 Cleveland WEWS • • business
Key Points:
- Heinen's grocery store will close its Downtown Cleveland location on July 31, ending its presence in the historic Cleveland Trust Company rotunda since 2015 due to insufficient long-term sustainability.
- Approximately 70 employees at the Downtown store will be offered positions at other Heinen's locations, with the company reaffirming its commitment to serving Northeast Ohio despite the closure.
- Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb expressed disappointment over the closure, highlighting the store's importance to the downtown community and noting that the city had provided over $250,000 in incentives to support the store.
- The rotunda is part of a larger property developed by Geis Cos., which is working to find a similar use for the space and remains committed to the success and vitality of Downtown Cleveland.
- Heinen's has not closed a store in Cleveland since 1986, and the company has until the end of the year to vacate the Downtown location.
