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Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Haggen 3830 West Verdugo Avenue Burbank September 25,2015

Smart & Final puts in a bid for Haggen store in Burbank

By on Wednesday, November 11, 2015

The future is looking brighter for the Haggen grocery store at 3830 West Verdugo Avenue in Burbank. This is one of the around 100 stores Haggen is selling off in an effort to right its struggling company, which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in early September. Last month, Haggen announced Gelson’s had stepped up with an offer for Eight stores in California and Smart & Final signed an agreement for 28 stores — subject to the approval of  the bankruptcy court.  At that point, the Burbank store was... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis / Media City G -- Haggen 3830 West Verdugo Avenue Burbank September 25,2015

New Haggen grocery store closing in Burbank

By on Saturday, September 26, 2015

The doors of the new Haggen grocery store are still open this weekend, but not for long. Last Thursday, the financially troubled grocer announced it was throwing in the towel on an ill-fated expansion plan and closing more than 75 stores in Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and California — including the one in Burbank at 3830 West Verdugo Avenue. The West Verdugo store was converted from Albertsons to Haggen last April.  Earlier, Albertsons merged with Safeway and the Federal Trade Commission ordered the sale of 168 stores to... Read More →

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Photo: FLLewis / Media City -- Kmart 1000 North San Fernando Blvd. Burbank October 11, 2014

Hackers attack Kmart, Albertsons hit for a second time

By on Sunday, October 12, 2014

Kmart is the latest retailer to be attacked by hackers. The disclosure was made on October 9 “… our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malware that was undetectable by current anti-virus systems. We were able to quickly remove the malware. However, we believe certain debit and credit card numbers have been compromised, ” according to a news release from the company. Kmart will be offering free credit monitoring protection for those who shopped at its stores during September through last Thursday.  More... Read More →

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