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Sacramento-area supermarket closing after 36 years. Shoppers can score these deals

Staff stock items at the new Grocery Outlet located at Nees and Willow avenues Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Fresno. The grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, July 17.
Staff stock items at the new Grocery Outlet located at Nees and Willow avenues Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Fresno. The grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, July 17. ezamora@fresnobee.com

A Sacramento-area supermarket is shutting its doors after 36 years in business.

One of Grocery Outlet’s two Rancho Cordova locations is “closing permanently,” company representatives announced in a Facebook post Sunday, Aug. 3.

“We, along with our team, will deeply miss our customers,” Grocery Outlet representatives said.

News of the closure comes more than a year after Grocery Outlet shut down its Arden Arcade location.

Here’s what to know.

What is Grocery Outlet?

According to Grocery Outlet, company founder Jim Read opened his first store selling “military surplus at deep discount prices” in 1946.

Today, the Read family owns more than 400 supermarkets across the U.S., Grocery Outlet said on its website, with more than 1.5 million shoppers browsing for bargains each week.

California accounts for more than half of those store locations — about 280 in all, according to data company ScrapeHero.

A self-described “extreme value retailer,” Grocery Outlet prides itself in selling “name-brand groceries and farm-fresh organic produce for 40% to 70% less than conventional grocery stores.”

Grocery Outlet at Nees and Willow avenues in Fresno is shown Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The supermarket chain is closing one of its own Rancho Cordova locations.
Grocery Outlet at Nees and Willow avenues in Fresno is shown Tuesday, July 15, 2025. The supermarket chain is closing one of its own Rancho Cordova locations. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com

Where is supermarket closing in Sacramento County?

Grocery Outlet is shutting down its store at 2801 Zinfandel Drive in Rancho Cordova.

The supermarket, which is operated by Michael and Susan Kyereme, has been open since Jan. 2, 1989, according to the Grocery Outlet website.

As of Monday, Aug. 4, the approximately 23,600-square-foot building in the Zinfandel Village shopping center was “available for lease,” according to Mueller Commercial Group.

Grocery Outlet also has a grocery store at 2280 Sunrise Blvd. in Rancho Cordova.

Grocery Outlet, 3431 Watt Ave. in Arden Arcade, closed in April 2024. The supermarket chain is closing one of its Rancho Cordova locations in 2025.
Grocery Outlet, 3431 Watt Ave. in Arden Arcade, closed in April 2024. The supermarket chain is closing one of its Rancho Cordova locations in 2025. Daniel Hunt dhunt@sacbee.com

When is Rancho Cordova location shutting its doors?

It wasn’t clear as of Monday when the Rancho Cordova store’s final day of business will be.

Grocery Outlet representatives were not available for comment via phone.

Simply brand eggs are on sale at a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market grocery store in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025.
Simply brand eggs are on sale at a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market grocery store in Sacramento, California, on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. Marcus D. Smith msmith@sacbee.com

What’s on sale at local grocery store?

Grocery Outlet said a “liquidation sale” at the Zinfandel Drive store started Aug. 3

All grocery items, deli foods, meat, produce, wine and beer are 20% off, and other merchandise including health and beauty products are 30% off, according to the Facebook post.

“Come visit us to enjoy extra savings while supplies last,” store representatives said.

An exterior view of Grocery Outlet Bargain Market grocery store located at 3615 Bradshaw Road in Sacramento, California.
An exterior view of Grocery Outlet Bargain Market grocery store located at 3615 Bradshaw Road in Sacramento, California. Marcus D. Smith msmith@sacbee.com

Where are Grocery Outlet locations in Sacramento area?

Grocery Outlet has a number of locations open in the Sacramento area, including:

Carmichael

  • 5025 Marconi Ave.

Citrus Heights

  • 6059 Greenback Lane

Elk Grove

  • 8517 Bond Road

North Highlands

  • 3643 Elkhorn Blvd.

Roseville

  • 424 Roseville Square

Sacramento

  • 1700 Capitol Ave.
  • 1630 West El Camino Ave
  • 6419 Riverside Blvd.
  • 3615 Bradshaw Road, Suite 3615 A

East Sacramento

  • 6720 Folsom Blvd.

North Sacramento

  • 2308 Del Paso Blvd.

South Sacramento

  • 7923 East Stockton Blvd.

West Sacramento

  • 845 Harbor Blvd.

This story was originally published August 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM.

Sarah Linn
The Tribune
Sarah Linn is an editor and reporter on the West Service Journalism Team, working with journalists in Sacramento, Modesto, Fresno, Merced and San Luis Obispo in California and Bellingham, Olympia and Tri-Cities in Washington, as well as Boise, Idaho. She previously served as the Local/Entertainment Editor of The Tribune in San Luis Obispo, working there for nearly two decades. A graduate of Oregon State University, she has earned multiple California journalism awards.
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