Archive for the ‘Bi-Lo’ tag
Bi-Lo, 9003 Two Notch Road: Summer 2018 2 comments
As mentioned by commenter ED a while back, this Bi-Lo in Spring Valley Commons is the only one in Columbia currently slated to close and re-open as a Food Lion.
The process has now started, and while the shelves are getting rather bare, there are definitely some good deals to be had, as everything seems to be at least 40% off. I do find it rather curious that they have eschewed the normal Closing signs here. I was not in fact sure the clearance had begun because there is no indication in any of the windows. The closest thing is a small paper sign posting reduced hours, but not saying why.
It will be interesting to see how much work Food Lion does on the interior here.
(Hat tip to commener ED)
Bi-Lo / Harveys Supermarket, 3900 North Main Street Suite B: April 2018 4 comments
As mentioned in Have Your Say, all Columbia area Harveys supermarkets are closing. You can tell how dire the trouble the parent chain is in by the fact that they spent a lot of money rebranding these stores from Bi-Lo to Harveys less than two years ago. I did not do a closing on this location as a Bi-Lo at that time, so I'm including it in the post title and Alphabetical Closings now.
At this time, none of Columbia's remaining Bi-Lo locations are closing, but that is probably another shoe waiting to drop. The full list of closing stores across both nameplates and over all affected states is here.
Bi-Lo, 7949 Broad River Road: June 2017 19 comments
Well this has been pretty ventilated in Have Your Say for a while now, but the Bi-Lo at Friarsgate Plaza will be closing soon. Unlike some of the other local Bi-Lo's, this one will apparently not be becoming a Harvey's.
Googling around, I see that a lot of other Bi-Los have closed recently as the chain continues to fare poorly, though I have always been happy enough with the stores whenever I happened to stop in at one.
In this particular case, the venue does not help as Friarsgate Plaza does not seem to be thriving. You can see one indication of such by looking at the plaza marquee, which continues to tout Monterrey, which featured in a closing here six years ago.
(Hat tip to commenter ED)
UPDATE 12 June 2017 -- Still open. Pretty picked over, but still some good staples. Mostly 40%off:
UPDATE 30 September 2021 -- Now a CubeSmart self-storage place:
Also updating tags and adding map icon.
