I just had the realization that the Ukrops on Mooretown is CLOSED! No more! To shop at Ukrops in Williamsburg, one must now venture to Monticello Avenue. I knew it was closing, but it still comes as a shock – it feels like someone has died!
Here is an article for more info about the closing from the Williamsburg Yorktown Daily:
Ukrops Closing Mooretown Rd. Store – Retains Option to Reopen
WYDaily Staff
Posted: Wednesday, December 31st, 2008Citing the slowing housing market causing slower than expected residential growth near in the Lightfoot area of greater Williamsburg, Ukrops announced plans to close its Mooretown Road location on February 1st.
The store opened in October of 2006.
“We opened the Lightfoot store in anticipation of the significant growth expected along the I-64 corridor,” wrote company president Robert Ukrop in a letter to customers yesterday.
“However, the current housing slowdown, impacting the Williamsburg area as it has the rest of the country, suggests that development will be sluggish, at least for the foreseeable future.
“Given these circumstances, it simply does not make good business sense to keep two stores open in such close proximity; however, should the situation change, we do have the option of reopening.”
Ukrops said pharmacy prescriptions will be shifted to the Monticello Marketplace store on January 31st and the First Market Bank located at Mooretown Road will remain open until March 31st.
The Mooretown Road store closure will result in Ukrops owning 28 stores statewide, most being in the Richmond area.
Here is another article from the WY Daily regarding other stores in the shopping center that will be effected by Ukrops closing: Ukrop’s Plans to Hold On to Mooretown Building; Tenant Neighbors Try to Cope
So long, my trusty Mooretown Ukrops! You will be missed. *salute*
