PORT ANGELES — An auction to sell Haggen’s remaining 33 grocery stores in Washington and Oregon, including the store in Port Angeles, has been moved from Friday to Feb. 11
A two-page court filing does not give a reason for the six-day delay, the Bellingham Herald reported.
Bellingham-based Haggen filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last year after purchasing nearly 150 stores from Albertsons and Safeway.
The Haggen banner went up on the former Albertsons store at 114 E. Lauridsen Blvd. in Port Angeles in February 2015.
Store Manager Darrel Chard confirmed last December that the Port Angeles store was among those to be sold at auction.
There are no other Haggens on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Core properties
The 33 Haggen stores are what the company considers to be its core properties.
Most of the remaining stores are along the I-5 corridor between Olympia and Bellingham.
Previous court filings said the auction was expected to draw considerable interest from bidders because they are profitable stores in good locations, the Bellingham Herald reported.
Next week’s auction will be held in a law office in New York City.
A hearing to approve the sale remains in place for Feb. 17.
Whether the Haggen name disappears will be up to buyers who could keep the brand, which is well-known in the Pacific Northwest.
The Port Angeles Haggen store employs about 65, Chard has said.
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Reporter Rob Ollikainen can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5072, or at rollikainen@peninsuladailynews.com.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
