A Fresh & Easy market near South Decatur Boulevard and West Cactus Avenue on Monday, March 19, 2012, in Las Vegas.
Published Monday, March 23, 2015 | 8:07 a.m.
Updated Monday, March 23, 2015 | 2:24 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — Fresh & Easy is closing about 50 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada in the coming weeks as the grocery chain pursues a new business model.
Two stores in the Las Vegas area will be sold or closed: one at Tropicana Avenue and Jones Boulevard and one at Centennial Parkway and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas, a company spokesman said.
The company said Sunday that by selling the stores, it can invest in new fresh food convenience stores.
Los Angeles-based The Yucaipa Cos. bought the chain out of bankruptcy in 2013 from British retailer Tesco.
Since that time, the company gradually changed the stores' look and introduced a new "click and collect" service in Las Vegas that allows shoppers to buy online and pick up the purchased items at the store.
Fresh & Easy said the service will serve as a test for a wider rollout.
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