The stores also featured full-service coffee bars, served kombucha “Zlurpees” and, while they still had beer sections, sold an expanded selection of local craft brew. When Green Zebra opened, it sought to redefine the neighborhood convenience store by stocking its shelves with made-from-scratch, grab-and-go meals, locally sourced meat and fresh produce rather than cigarettes, supersized sugary drinks and lottery tickets. Our mission to increase access to healthy food At Green Zebra we are redefining what it means to be a convenience store by. We are thankful for the opportunity to have been in service to our community.” We definitely gave it our all and fought the good fight. Eat What's Good Food, Fun, and Community in your Neighborhood. Combine that with supply chain and staffing shortages and razor thin grocery margins, we just couldn’t overcome all the obstacles. Founder and CEO Lisa Sedlar said in a press release that the retailer had been ' holding on by a thread since. Working with King Retail Solutions, Dominek Architecture helped Green Zebra Grocery merge the ideas of neighborhood corner grocer with sustainable. “We experienced nine straight quarters of increases to our cost of goods, packaging, fuel, insurance, taxes, freight charges and well, pretty much everything. The popular Portland, Ore.-based mini chain Green Zebra Grocery, known for its kombucha slushies and other healthy fare, announced this week that it is closing all three of its current locations on March 31 after 10 years in business. “We have been holding on by a thread since the pandemic started and have been in austerity mode since then,” Lisa Sedlar, Green Zebra founder and CEO, stated in a press release. Those shops are located at Southwest Broadway on the Portland State University campus, Southeast 50th Avenue in the Richmond neighborhood, and North Lombard Street in Arbor Lodge. The mini-chain, which was founded in 2013, announced today that it would permanently close all three of its remaining locations March 31. Green Zebra, the Portland-based hybrid of corner store and specialty grocer, is winding down operations following three years of pandemic closures coupled with inflation. The chain’s three stores, which at 5,000 square feet are twice the size of the average c-store, stock about 6,000 SKUs, including conventional items, fresh produce, and pet food. The popular Portland, Ore.-based mini chain Green Zebra Grocery, known for its kombucha slushies and other healthy fare, announced this week that it is closing all three of its current locations on March 31 after 10 years in business. (Aaron Mesh) By Andi Prewitt Maat 12:53 pm PST Green Zebra Grocery originated out of Portland, Oregon.
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