{"id":401661,"date":"2025-11-24T16:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401661\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T16:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T16:30:24","slug":"grocery-store-closes-in-west-dallas-challenging-food-desert-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/401661\/","title":{"rendered":"Grocery store closes in West Dallas, challenging \u2018food desert\u2019 area"},"content":{"rendered":"

A grocery store in a food desert area of Dallas has closed, a blow for the region that leaves dwindling options for local food shoppers.<\/p>\n

Cash Saver \u2014 near the corner of Hampton and Singleton \u2014 has \u201cpermanently closed,\u201d though the pharmacy was still available recently, according to signage. <\/p>\n

The shuttering in West Dallas comes after opening little more than five years ago<\/a>. Yet the move was \u201csimply a company business decision,\u201d according to Bill Davidson, general manager, in an email responding to questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis location has always been a very difficult one to achieve the sales and profitability needed to avoid unsustainable losses,\u201d Davidson said. Others earlier \u201chave tried unsuccessfully to operate or continue to operate this location.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The shuttering came after the landlord \u201cworked strongly with us\u201d to provide a reduced rent to assist, Davidson said. In addition, there were earlier efforts to get help from the city with a grant.<\/p>\n

Amid the population, retail and economic growth of the broader North Texas region, some parts of the region have faced uneven grocery options, forcing locals to travel to other areas with more choices. That includes Dallas\u2019 Oak Cliff, where there have been efforts<\/a> to improve access to healthy food. With the loss of the store on Singleton, West Dallas now has lost a major hub for fresh produce and other food essentials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision to close this store was certainly a difficult one for us,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cIt was a pleasure to serve the very nice and appreciative customers. We are a very small company and the many various problems, expenses and lack of needed sales just made the decision to close this location unavoidable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The grocery store had covered more than 36,000 square feet and opened about five years ago after earlier housing a Fiesta Mart. For local shoppers, one option is Jerry\u2019s Super Market, which is located less than one mile to the east from the site on Singleton, along with some retail spaces that include CVS. <\/p>\n

In far north Oak Cliff, which borders West Dallas, a Sprouts Farmers Market opened earlier this year. It\u2019s about a mile from the Cash Saver. <\/p>\n

The now former grocery site is part of a larger shopping center that features various retailers, including Boost Mobile, Family Dollar and Pizza Hut. It also sits across the street from a McDonald\u2019s and a business that offers check cashing and money orders. <\/p>\n

\u201cGrocery stores in underserved neighborhoods serve as lifelines,\u201d said Dohyeong Kim<\/a>, professor at the University of Texas at Dallas, in an email. \u201cIn places like West Dallas, where the Food Saver helped fill a long-standing gap, a store provides far more than a place to shop. It anchors the local economy, creates stable employment, and gives residents consistent access to nutritious food at reasonable prices.\u201d<\/p>\n

That role affects rates of chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and hypertension, that disproportionately impact low-income communities, Kim said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe importance of a full-service grocery store becomes even clearer when one disappears,\u201d Kim said. \u201cWithout it, the burden of finding healthy food shifts entirely to residents, many of whom already face transportation challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

The store\u2019s site isn\u2019t far from Trinity Groves on the region\u2019s eastern side, where there\u2019s some relatively new housing and modern restaurant choices. <\/p>\n

Cash Saver has other locations locally, including sites that are in the southern area of Dallas.<\/p>\n

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