QFC to shut down two Seattle stores; said decision accelerated after city s hazard pay ordinance
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The outside of a QFC store in Seattle, Wash.CLAIRE MAULDING, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLEPI
QFC announced Tuesday it is closing down two of its Seattle stores after the city last month passed an ordinance requiring large grocery stores to pay eligible employees an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay during the coronavirus pandemic.
The company said the two stores in Capitol Hill at 416 15th Ave. E and Wedgewood at 8400 35th Ave. NE were underperforming, but the decision to close the stores was accelerated after Seattle s hazard pay ordinance. The two stores will stay open until April 24.