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\"Magruder's<\/a>
\nMagruder\u2019s to sell its remaining stores in Washington region<\/a> – The Post<\/em>
\nALEXANDRIA, Va. —<\/strong> The other night I was in Magruder’s in Alexandria when I noted that that the shelves were pretty empty. I asked a cashier if they were closing and she said they were just clearing out the shelves a bit. I was a bit skeptical, so today’s news is no surprise. Apparently, others began noticing last week that the store was a little light<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Magruder’s hopes to sell stores in Alexandria, Vienna, Gaithersburg and Rockville. The liquor store on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase has been sold and will retain the name.<\/p>\n

Since I moved to Alexandria, the Magruder’s near Seminary Road has been a regular stop for minor quick trips to the store. I’ve even walked or bicycled to it and enjoyed the convenience. When my then-girlfriend, now wife lived in Alexandria, that location was a Safeway. I joked it was “so old that it wasn’t even good enough to be a Safeway” when I saw that Magruder’s had taken it over. I also joked that it was a timewarp, because the appearance of the place and the music they played had not been updated since the 1960s.<\/p>\n

When I was a kid, I remember dreading a trip to the Vienna location. The aisles were narrow, the lines were long and I can vividly remember old women throwing produce on the floor regularly when it wasn’t presumably any good any more. After a fire around 1986, it got renovated and wasn’t as bad, but it still was a place to avoid.<\/p>\n

I am very curious to see what will replace the Alexandria location. It isn’t a large store, so I can’t imagine a major supermarket wanting to take over that space. I could see more of a specialty store coming in, but the location isn’t real exciting. If they hadn’t ditched the “shopping cart full of bowling balls” logo, I’d want ShopRight<\/a> to show up.<\/p>\n

MORE ABOUT MAGRUDER’S<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nPress release announcing the sale<\/a> – PDF via The Post<\/em><\/p>\n

Company history<\/a> – magruders.com<\/em>
\nMagruder’s began in 1875. The Vienna store opened in 1970, the Alexandria one sometime between 2003 and 2007.<\/p>\n

MORE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Magruder’s Closing with Half Off Sale<\/a> – Vienna Patch<\/em><\/p>\n

Local Magruder\u2019s stores will be sold<\/a> – Gazette.Net<\/em> (Maryland)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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