Fred's To Close In Jonesboro, Other Locations

KASU | By Ann Kenda

Published April 11, 2019 at 1:08 PM CDT

The Fred's Pharmacy & Super Dollar Store on S. Caraway Ave in Jonesboro will go out of business by the end of May

Discount retailer Fred's Pharmacy & Super Dollar has announced that it will close hundreds of stores, including the one on South Caraway Ave in Jonesboro. The chain plans to close 159 of its 557 locations.

The Jonesboro location began its going-out-of-business sales on Thursday, and will close by the end of May.

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Ann Kenda

Ann Kenda joined Arkansas Public Media in January 2017 from Sudbury, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and previously worked in public radio, commercial radio and newspaper in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. She focuses on health, justice, education and energy as part of the Arkansas Public Media team. Her stories can be found on the airwaves, ArkansasPublicMedia.org and social media.

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