Natural Grocers grocery store closing in Denver neighborhood [Video]

DENVER — Natural Grocers announced on Wednesday it plans to close one of its stores at the corner of Colfax and Washington due to retail theft and safety issues impacting the store’s performance, the company said in a release.

“We have been actively working to address the theft and safety issues impacting our store at Colfax and Washington for some time,” said Kemper Isely, co-president of Natural Grocers. “Despite our investment in security and loss prevention strategies over the years, these factors have continued to challenge our ability to operate our store safely and sustainably, and we have made the difficult decision to close our doors at this location.”

The store is set to begin a closing sale on Friday with discounts of 10% off everything. The store will close …