New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- After​​‌​‌​​‌​‌ nearly 80 years of serving the communities of North Central Florida, Hitchcock's Markets, a family-founded grocery and pharmacy chain, is going to shut all of its 10 stores. The announcement was made in early October 2025 when the stores started putting up signs that thanked customers for their loyalty and announced clearance sales of up to 30 per cent.

Hitchcock's Markets, which was established in 1945, has been a local institution that people in small towns could count on to get fresh and reasonably priced groceries. The stores located in small towns like Alachua, Newberry, Williston, Jasper, and Keystone Heights have been the few local op...