Friday, November 17, 2023

Copps grocery store on Whitney Way in Madison WI closed in 2017 and the building has remained empty ever since

 
Photo by Retiring Guy

Roundy’s, founded in 1872 in Milwaukee, has nearly $4 billion in sales, employs more than 22,000 people and has 120 stores in Wisconsin. In 2001, Roundy’s purchased 22 stores from Stevens Point-based Copps Corp., with that name becoming one of the main grocery brands in the Madison market. 
But since that time the Madison-area grocery market has evolved into one of the most competitive in the Midwest with the arrival of Festival, Fresh Madison Market, a second Metcalfe’s Market, Trader Joe’s, two Costco stores and the addition of large grocery sections to Wal-Mart and Target stores. Woodman’s also added a store in Sun Prairie, and Willy Street Co-op opened stores in Middleton and on Madison’s North Side. The arrival of three Hy-Vee stores, including one in 2013 across the street from the Whitney Way Copps, likely played a major role in reduced sales at the Copps store.

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