{"id":105614,"date":"2026-01-20T10:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105614\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T10:17:09","slug":"rome-new-york-grand-union-closure-confirmed-for-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/105614\/","title":{"rendered":"Rome New York Grand Union Closure Confirmed for March"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a lot of shoppers in Rome, a grocery run<\/a> is about to look very different.<\/p>\n

Signs Confirm Grand Union\u2019s March Closure in Rome<\/p>\n

Customers walking into the Grand Union on Rome\u2019s East Main Street are now being greeted by two large signs at the entrance, and the message is hard to miss. The store is closing. According to WKTV<\/a>, the Rome Grand Union is set to permanently shut its doors in March.<\/p>\n

Rome Isn\u2019t Alone as Other Grand Union Stores Close<\/p>\n

The signs posted at the store note that starting January 25th, operating hours have already been reduced to 8AM to 6PM.\u00a0Rome isn\u2019t alone in this. Multiple outlets have confirmed that the Grand Union<\/a> location in Norwich will also close, and that news is sending shockwaves through that community as well. According to WBNG<\/a>, Norwich Mayor Robert Jeffrey said the city had very little warning before learning the store would close on March 1st.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had no prior communication until this past Monday, when we identified that it was going out on March. 1,\u201d Jeffrey said. \u201cIt leaves us with really a short window of trying to identify an alternative. We\u2019re talking 48 days between Monday and their closure.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other Grand Union closures are also being reported across the state. WWNY<\/a> says the Grand Union supermarket in the Seaway Plaza near Watertown will close on March 7th, with employees notified just days ago. That store has only been operating since 2022, after parent company C&S Wholesale Grocers acquired former Tops locations in the area.<\/p>\n

Back in Rome, the closure raises big questions about what comes next for local shoppers, employees, and the plaza itself.\u00a0For now, those \u201cclosing\u201d signs say it all.<\/p>\n

New York Businesses That Closed in 2026<\/p>\n

Take a look at the New York businesses that have closed in 2026.<\/p>\n

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