McKinnon's will be closing

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I just came home from McKinnon's.  I spoke with the guy in the Deli counter.  They will be sadly closing somewhere early next year.  Jan 2 earliest, but maybe into Feb or March.  The owner is 75 years old, no energy to restart.  They're not selling it, and the rent is too expensive for someone else to pick it up.

So sad.

edit, Dec 3: There's apparently a sign in the store's window saying they are not closing. There's another post in this davis square community discussing that.

Comments

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Huh. I'd always thought it was part of that chain.

Too bad they are closing– now there will be no place to buy simple groceries in DS.

[ron_newman]

I don't know the whole story of why they have the same name as a local chain that they aren't part of. (Family breakup, perhaps?)

[ron_newman]

I filled out this contact form on the chain's web site and got a quick reply from Eric Boucher, eboucher@mckinnonsmarkets.com :

The McKinnon's Meat Market in Davids Sq., Somerville has not been affiliated with the McKinnon's Markets of Everett, Danvers, Salem, NH & Portsmouth NH since the late 1960's.

The McKinnon Brothers owned the stores in Everett & Somerville together from 1946 to about 1968. When they sold them, they sold to two separate owners and the stores have been separate companies ever since, just sharing the name in common.

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

Thanks for following up.


One wonders about the economics of that sort of store in that size space. It always seems packed when I've been there but maybe they can't do enough volume.

[ron_newman]

I wrote back to ask if there is any chance the chain could take over the Davis Square store. If I get another reply, I'll post that here too.

I've never been to any of the chain's stores. Are they larger?

[serious-noir.livejournal.com]

I've only driven by the one in Everett. Seemed about 2-3 times larger storefront.