is closing three locations in Austin: the stores at , and . All stores will be closed by December 18, a Sprouts spokesperson confirmed.
鈥淎ustin is a great market for Sprouts and our locations in South Lamar, Great Hills and Round Rock will remain open for a long time to come,鈥� Kim Rockley wrote in an e-mail.
Arizona-based Sprouts says it's closing the three locations because a with Sun Harvest left it with too many stores packed too closely together.
鈥淲e tried our best to make it work, but just can鈥檛 seem to be able to make that many stores work in such a small area,鈥� Sprouts president Doug Sanders
