Is Harvest Foods going out of Business

[Shopper]

Whats happening at Harvest Foods. They no longer run sale ads and the store hasnt been stocked in several weeks. Is it closing?

[VBC Resident]

I am not sure which Harvest Foods you are referring to but Affiliated Foods, who is most likely or was most likely their supplier filed bankruptcy, so a lot of the stores in Arkansas are in trouble becuase of them, you will probably see more of this because of the bankruptcy. The way I see it, the local stores are not to blame, it is crooked Affiliated.

[Linda]

If the store cared aqbout its customers they would have found new suppliers. Im sure other stores had to do that to keep going. I cant make the drive to clinton hoping they will have a gallon of milk or something might be on sale.

[VBC Resident]

Linda wrote:

If the store cared aqbout its customers they would have found new suppliers. Im sure other stores had to do that to keep going. I cant make the drive to clinton hoping they will have a gallon of milk or something might be on sale.

Linda I agree with you but Affiliated somehow owes the inventory or part of it in most of the stores, and some of these stores are under some sort of contract with Affiliated and couldn't just get another supplier but the ones that could have, like Craven's in Fairfield Bay. But is is my opinion that Harvest Foods in Clinton was already on the decline before this happened.

[Teacher]

It's looking much better in there now. Cleaner than ever and the shelves are pretty well stocked again. I think the name is going to change to Thriftway or something like that. At least it is owned by locals.

[greenbrier agent]

I wish those locals would bring a small store to twin groves that would help our little town.I mean we don't have anything but our comm.center and we try to help them all we can and we have some good and bad people here but a little store sure would help.anyone out there welling to help us here?

[twin groves mama]

thank you greenbrier agent whoever you are saying that about our little town, yes we do need a store here and this community would benefit from it and if someone would take the time to help someone get started on having a store or something I believe the people of twin groves would help out,we have good people here and they are always willing to help out.we have a wonderful mayor and clerk who is always willing to help or suggestions.

[Jay Bradford]

I go in this store some on weekends and try to shop here or at Craven's as much as possible to support local merchants. They have a pretty good selection of things now and new aisle signs are going up and the inside is being repainted. It actually looks pretty good right now.

[vbc resident]

Paul Bone was the original owner of ( thriftway ) of course and then Harvest Foods bought him out, well harvest foods was filing for bankruptcy and Paul Bones son ( Steve Bone ) has bought it back from harvest foods and he has found new suppliers for the store. I think it is going to be a good store now