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Auction of 33 core Haggen grocery stores delayed again

Published  February 9, 2016 7:26pm PST
Associated Press

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The auction of 33 stores in Washington and Oregon owned by grocery store chain Haggen has been delayed for a third time.


The Bellingham Herald reports (http://goo.gl/5iBm1y ) the auction date has been moved from Feb. 11 to Feb. 22.

No reasons have been given for the rescheduling.

The auction will be held in a New York City law office as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed earlier this year after purchasing nearly 150 stores from Albertsons and Safeway.

The Bellingham-based company failed to convert the stores, many of which have been auctioned.

Whether the name disappears will be up to buyers who could keep the brand, which is well-known in the Pacific Northwest.

Union officials say auction delays place an "unacceptable uncertainty" in the lives of Haggen workers.