Chicago West and South Side Save A Lot Stores Closing, Blame New EBT Rules
Now they are at risk of closing this coming Saturday if Yellow Banana, the Ohio-based company that owns and operates the stores, does not find a new investor to help keep them open. The company has already notified employees of the possible termination and will pay them through the month.The setback was the result of a domino effect. In April, Yellow Banana CEO Joe Canfield suffered a fatal stroke.
- ▪Now they are at risk of closing this coming Saturday if Yellow Banana, the Ohio-based company that owns and operates the stores, does not find a new investor to help keep them open.
- ▪The company has already notified employees of the possible termination and will pay them through the month.The setback was the result of a domino effect.
- ▪In April, Yellow Banana CEO Joe Canfield suffered a fatal stroke.
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Chicago West and South Side Save A Lot Stores Closing, Blame New EBT Rules Beege Welborn 5:20 PM | July 24, 2026 AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough Seven South and West Side Chicago Save A Lot stores are at risk of closing this weekend if the parent company can't find an investor.The food deserts on Chicago's South and West sides could spread even wider if seven Save A Lot grocery stores close at the end of the week.All the stores opened within just the past couple of years. Now they are at risk of closing this coming Saturday if Yellow Banana, the Ohio-based company that owns and operates the stores, does not find a new investor to help keep them open.
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