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ValuLand Grocery Store Going Out of Business This Saturday
After only 10 months in business, the discount grocery store in west downtown Dearborn is closing shop for good.
ValuLand, a discount grocery store that opened its doors only 10 months ago in west downtown Dearborn's Newman Street strip, is closing its doors for good this Saturday, according to a ValuLand employee.
A sign in the store's window reads "Effective Dec. 7, 2013 at 5 p.m. our store will be closing. We have been proud to serve you and we thank you for your patronage," the employee told Patch.
ValuLand, owned by Spartan Stores Inc., opened in Dearborn on Feb. 17, 2013. The Dearborn store is one of eight ValuLand locations in Michigan, according to the company's website. The others are located in Leslie, Clare, Warren, Marion and Roseville, with two locations in Lansing.
Though the store was only open for 10 months, some residents are sad to see it go.
"I have been doing all my grocery shopping at ValuLand," said Dearborn resident Jan Biestek-Gaynor on the Dearborn Residents for Accountability Facebook page. "This is so disappointing."
Others are just upset to see another empty storefront in the area.
A corporate spokesperson for ValuLand could not be reached for comment as of Monday afternoon.
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