Haggen to close 5 Oregon stores

The Bellingham, Washington-based grocery store chain Haggen Inc. announced Friday that it would be closing five of its newly converted stores in Oregon, though the two stores in Bend are not among them.

The five stores in Oregon are part of a larger wave of closures for the company, as a total of 27 stores will be shuttering in Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington, according to the company’s press release. Most of the stores were involved in Haggen’s recent expansion, which saw the company grow from 18 stores in Oregon and Washington to 164 stores across the western United States.

The Oregon stores that will be closing include both Klamath Falls locations, the NE Beacon Drive location in Grants Pass and the stores located in Keizer and Tualatin, according to a list provided by the company. Each of these stores will continue to operate while they begin the process of closing, which will occur over the next two months.

— Bulletin staff report