Sentry Closing in January
Sentry has provided notice to Mount Pleasant that it will be permanently closing its doors in January.
Albrecht Foods Racine, which operates the Sentry grocery store at 5740 Washington Ave., will permanently close in January. About 60 people will lose their jobs, according to the notice Albrecht Foods sent Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, as required by state statute. The anticipated last day of employment for all affected employees will be Jan. 11. The state Department of Workforce Development has not yet received the notice. Employees were notified of the closing on Wednesday. Greg Schilz, general manager of the store, said that because of the economy the store had struggled for several years, but with Walmart being built across the street they couldn't remain open. “Racine has been very slow to recover,” Schilz said. “We never really got …
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Thereishope
9:19 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
It's sad that another Business is going under in Racine. I don't think the area needs another WALMART, just 2 miles away from another one, that makes no sense. Generally businesses go under due to bad management. Walmart has put many small business under with there low ball prices. Walmart has also bullied other vendors in order to carry their product. I think that Racine as a community needs to … more ›