Grocery Outlet closing 9 stores in California, 1 in Kern County

Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. plans to close nine supermarkets in California and one in Kern County as part of an “optimization plan” targeting financially underperforming locations. The Emeryville‑based company said the optimization plan is intended to “strengthen long-term profitability and cash flow generation, improve operational execution, optimize our existing store footprint and align with our [...]