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Monica Garcia, 39, said she was a little disappointed but had many other supermarkets close by, including a Food 4 Less in her Boyle Heights neighborhood. The chain ultimately grew to locations, but was always unprofitable. Under Burkle, the chain tried to find new ways to woo shoppers.

In March, the chain said it was closing 50 stores and rolling out new store formats. Ideas included even smaller convenience stores and an e-commerce service that allows customers to buy groceries online and have food waiting curbside at the store. Now, the company is hoping for a new owner willing to give it another go. Any potential buyers, such as German budget grocery chain Aldi or drugstore company CVS, will be going for the real estate.

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Hot Property. Times Events. They are among 14 slated for closure by the El Segundo-based chain. Wonnacott said inventory will be marked down 25 percent until sold. At the Lake Forest store, most items were 25 percent off excluding perishable dairy and meat items like fruit, eggs and meat. Alcohol prices were15 percent off. Those closures included four in Orange County. Back then, Wonnacott said the closures would allow the company to redeploy capital into development and growth.