Store closings in North Mpls a hardship for many

By Cole Miska

Contributing

Writer

February will see the closing of two stores in North Minneapolis—the Aldi on Lowry and Penn closed Sunday, Feb. 12, and the Walgreens on Broadway and North Lyndale is closing next week on Feb. 22.

“ALDI has made the difficult decision to close our store at 3120 Penn Avenue N. in Minneapolis due to the inability to renovate the store to accommodate our larger product range and our current lease term expiring,” said an Aldi spokesperson in an email to MSR. “We will continue to proudly serve the residents of Minneapolis at our other area stores, including our store at 5620 Broadway Avenue, just a few miles from this location, as well as five other ALDI stores within a 15-minute drive of this location. We thank our customers for their years of loyalty at this location and look forward to seeing them in nearby stores soon.”

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