Nebraska has another entry in the growing list of grocery chains closing stores in 2026. Two Family Fare supermarkets in Omaha closed October 30, ending service in separate parts of the city on the same day.
The affected stores were at 820 North Saddle Creek Road and 3003 North 108th Street, near West Maple Road. Both were full-service supermarkets operated by SpartanNash under its regional Family Fare banner.
Two Omaha neighborhoods lose stores
The Saddle Creek supermarket had anchored its shopping center for years. As the final day approached, customers told the Omaha World-Herald they were concerned about losing a convenient neighborhood option. A Walmart Neighborhood Market about a quarter-mile south remains available for nearby grocery trips.
The 108th and Maple store closed at the same time. Its departure changes another established shopping routine, although Omaha still has Family Fare locations on Grover Street, South 24th Street, West Center Road and in the Elkhorn area.
Those remaining stores give customers alternatives within the same chain, but they are not direct replacements for every household. Transportation, pharmacy needs and the distance from each closing location will shape where regular shoppers go next.
The shutdowns extend a local pullback
These were not the first Omaha-area Family Fare changes of 2026. The chain closed its supermarket at 5110 South 108th Street on March 6, and that building is expected to become an Asian grocery market.
SpartanNash has not publicly disclosed how many employees worked at the two newly closed stores. Several workers told the World-Herald before the shutdowns that they had not yet secured new positions with the chain or another employer.
That does not establish a final layoff count. Transfers and later job placements could reduce the number of workers who ultimately lose employment, but the company has not announced a comprehensive transfer, severance or staffing plan.
A major redevelopment is planned
The Saddle Creek property is slated for a five-phase redevelopment called Saddle Creek Marketplace. Omaha approved a plan with an estimated cost of about $103.5 million, 223 market-rate apartments and approximately 67,500 square feet of retail space.
The redevelopment follows the grocery store’s departure rather than causing it. The developer and a city council member previously said Family Fare intended to leave the property independently of the project.
The two empty grocery spaces also leave landlords with replacement decisions that will matter to residents who want full-service food shopping close to home.
For Omaha shoppers, October 30 brought two immediate losses while future plans remain uneven. Saddle Creek has a large mixed-use project ahead, but no replacement grocer has been announced for either closing location.
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