Natural Grocers Shutting Downtown Denver Store

Natural Grocers is closing its store in downtown Denver, citing operational challenges including retail theft and safety issues impacting the location’s performance. The store is located at the corner of Colfax Ave. and Washington St. and store-wide closing sales will begin October 4.

The location is one of 46 Natural Grocers in the company's home state of Colorado. 

"We have been actively working to address the theft and safety issues impacting our store at Colfax and Washington for some time,” said Kemper Isely, co-president of Natural Grocers. “Despite our investment in security and loss prevention strategies over the years, these factors have continued to challenge our ability to operate our store safely and sustainably, and we have made the difficult decision to close our doors at this location.” 

Isely said the company remains committed to serving the downtown Denver area, including customers in the City Park West, Capitol Hill, Baker and Cherry Creek areas.

The company said it is working with store employees who will be affected by this closure to identify transfer opportunities to other stores.