Fields Foods
Fields Foods is a grocery store chain operating in the St. Louis, Missouri area.
In January 2014, Fields Foods opened its first store, a 37,000-square-foot location on Lafayette Avenue in the Peabody–Darst–Webbe, St. Louis neighborhood.[1] Fields Foods opened a store in the Downtown West neighborhood in April 2019 and another in the Central West End in August 2019. In April 2022, Fields Foods opened its fourth location in the Clayton–Tamm neighborhood.[2] Fields Foods opened its fifth location in the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood in February 2023.[3] In October 2022, Fields Foods closed its Central West End store and later re-opened it as a liquor store, allegedly in violation of the lease.[4] Fields Foods opened its 20,000-square-foot Pagedale store in March 2023 at the location of a former Save-a-Lot.[5]
In July 2023, Fields Foods closed its Pagedale location. Owner Chris Goodson announced he was in talks to sell the five stores to an employee ownership group.[6] The Skinker DeBaliviere location closed later that month.[7]
That same month, the city collector of revenue filed suit against Fields Foods alleging it owed $92,000 in delinquent taxes. Three of its landlords were separately also in the process of suing Fields Foods for late rent totaling over $2 million.[8]
Fields Foods in Clayton–Tamm closed in August.[9]
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Fields Foods favors locations in food deserts. As of 2014, Fields Foods planned to open as many as two dozen locations in the St. Louis area.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ Kumar, Kavita (3 January 2014). "Fields Foods, new grocery store near Lafayette Square, opens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Kukuljan, Steph (14 April 2022). "Fields Foods opens grocery store in Dogtown". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Neman, Daniel. "Fields Foods grocery store to open near history museum". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Kirn, Jacob (25 July 2023). "Landlords sue Fields Foods as city alleges it owes back taxes". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Barr, Dianna (21 March 2023). "Fields Foods opening new Pagedale store". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Wyman, Hannah (20 July 2023). "Fields Foods owner wants to sell chain, closes Pagedale store". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Fenske, Sarah (17 August 2023). "Fields Foods Employees Say They Knew Nothing of 'Employee Group' Plans". Riverfront Times. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Wyman, Hannah (2 August 2023). "Fields Foods is sued for late taxes and unpaid rent". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Wyman, Hannah (15 August 2023). "Fields Foods closes store in Dogtown area of St. Louis". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ Kumar, Kavita (28 March 2014). "New fresh grocery concepts poised to shake up St. Louis market". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2 August 2023.