and the subsequent media coverage. Store closings Over time, Dominick's closed stores due to lack of sales and overall poor performance. In 2011, three locations were closed in Orland Park, Oak Lawn, and Carpentersville. In 2012, stores were closed in Hoffman Estates, Vernon Hills, Lake Bluff and Bloomingdale. Most employees were either transferred to different stores or offered a severance package. It was announced that most Dominick's stores would be closed in the Chicago area by December 28, 2013. The announcement has spurred its competitors into seeking out employees and store locations that they could expand into once Dominick's exits the market. On December 2, 2013, Milwaukee-based Roundy's, which operates under the Mariano's Fresh Market brand in the Chicago market and is chaired by former Dominick's CEO Bob Mariano, announced the purchase of eleven stores in the chain, though employees would have to re-apply to work for Roundy's. Most former Dominick's locations purchased by Roundy's were demolished and a new building rebuilt on site. In December 2013, Dominick's employee Steve Yamamoto was suspended one day prior to his store closure date for having published a satirical, science-fiction themed video on the closure. One location remained open in Bannockburn, Illinois until January 25, 2014, and another in Westchester, Illinois, until January 28. Whole Foods purchased 7 of the closed locations in 2014. In 2015, Safeway was acquired by Albertsons, the parent company of Jewel-Osco. Most of Dominick's brands were incorporated into Jewel as a result. References External links (Archive) Safeway Inc. Retail companies established in 1918 Retail companies disestablished in 2013 Defunct companies based in Chicago Defunct supermarkets of the United States Private equity portfolio companies Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois