Supermarket News

Albertsons supermarket chain shuts down Fort Worth location

A little less Albertsons in the world.

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Four supermarkets in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are scheduled to close on December 1, including one in Keller near far north Fort Worth.

Two are Albertsons stores; the other two are Tom Thumbs. But all four fall under the same corporate umbrella; Albertsons and Tom Thumb merged in 2014.

The stores are being closed because they're unprofitable, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The locations of the stores that are closing are as follows:

Albertsons at 10800 N. Beach St., Keller
Albertsons at 1300 W. Belt Line Rd., DeSoto
Tom Thumb at 2600 Flower Mound Rd., Flower Mound
Tom Thumb at 820 S. Macarthur Blvd., Coppell

Tom Thumb/Albertsons spokeswoman Connie Yates called the closures a "tough decision" but one that's necessary for success.

The Keller location did not lack for competition: There are two Walmarts, three Krogers, a WinCo, and an Aldi all within a mile.

Albertsons currently has 16 locations in Tarrant County. The closure will bring that number to 15. Once it closes, the closest Albertsons will be at Fossil Creek Plaza.

At the same time, the company is opening two Tom Thumb stores in Dallas' urban core: one right outside downtown and another in Uptown Dallas in the new Union building at Cedar Springs Road and Akard Street.

The company is also closing stores in Houston — specifically three Randalls stores, another supermarket chain that it owns.

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Doughnut News

Luscious doughnut shop Duck Donuts makes Fort Worth debut

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A decadent new doughnut shop is coming to Fort Worth: Duck Donuts, a North Carolina-based chain known for serving doughnuts made to order, will open a shop at 6387 Camp Bowie Blvd. #A within the Ridglea Plaza Shopping Center in Fort Worth.

According to a release, the shop will open on Saturday December 21 at 7 am.

Duck Donuts opened its first locations in 2007 in the beach resort towns of Duck and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with the intention to create an oasis for vacationers. They're now headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and began franchising in 2013, with more than 150 locally owned and operated shops across 26 states and international locations. There was previously a DFW location in Addison on Belt Line Road that opened in 2020 but it did not survive the pandemic.

The Fort Worth shop is owned and operated by husband-and-wife Justin and Morgan Thomas.

“We are delighted to be opening in Fort Worth,” Justin says in a statement. “The community has been patiently waiting for us to open our doors, and now we cannot wait to sprinkle happiness to all with our warm, delicious and made-to-order doubhnuts.”

The 1,035-square-foot shop reflects the franchise’s reimagined design which gives a modern twist on their iconic beach theme and family-friendly atmosphere. Upon entering the store, customers are greeted by the aroma of warm, light vanilla cake doughnuts.

Customers can create their own combination by choosing from coatings, toppings, and drizzles, including traditional favorites such as chocolate icing with sprinkles and more adventurous creations such as maple icing with bacon.

Key to their appeal is the viewing area where children and adults alike can watch their doughnuts being made.

Many of their flavors have a beachy theme such as the Beach, a cake doughnut with vanilla icing dusted with cinnamon sugar; the Sunrise with lemon icing and raspberry drizzle; and the Beach Ball with vanilla icing, rainbow sprinkles, and chocolate drizzle.

They rotate in seasonal offerings such as the current lineup of mint-flavored flavors including chocolate icing with mint buttercream. The doughnuts themselves are limited to vanilla and chocolate cake; the flavors come primarily from icing.

In addition to doughnuts, the Fort Worth location will serve coffee, doughnut breakfast sandwiches, doughnut sundaes — in which a doughnut is topped with ice cream and syrup — plus frozen beverages and milkshakes.

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