Di Bruno Bros. will be closing three of its five locations in the coming weeks, including its Center City market, write Denali Sagner and Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Center City store, which is located at the Franklin Residences on Ninth Street is scheduled to close on Wednesday, February 11.
Meanwhile, Di Bruno’s original location on Ninth Street in South Philadelphia and the two-level store on 18th and Chestnut Street, will remain open.
To this end, Maureen Gillespie, a spokesperson for Wakefern Food Corp., which acquired Di Bruno’s brand in 2024, said the company is planning to refocus its market strategy on the latter two locations. It considers those two locations “the heart of the brand.”
She added that the plan is also to grow its online business, which will be “a positive reset that allows us to preserve and elevate the in‑store tradition while growing the brand’s reach in meaningful new ways,” Gillespie said.
The soon-to-close Center City location functions as a sandwich shop, coffee bar, and petite bottle shop.
According to Sandy Brown, executive vice president of Di Bruno’s parent company, Brown’s Super Stores, jobs will be offered to all 59 total employees that will be affected by the three closures.
Read more about Di Bruno Bros. plan and reasoning for three stores closures in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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