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Harris Teeter has announced that three of its supermarkets in the Charlotte area will no longer be open 24 hours a day. Effective March 4th, the stores at Cotswold Village,…

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Harris Teeter has announced that three of its supermarkets in the Charlotte area will no longer be open 24 hours a day. Effective March 4th, the stores at Cotswold Village, 112 S. Sharon Amity; Morrocroft Village, 6701 Morrison Blvd.; and Quail Corners, 8538 Park Road will close at midnight and reopen at 5:00 or 6:00 AM. Those will be the new hours for all of Harris Teeter's more than 250 locations nationwide.

I'm guessing that it simply wasn't cost-effective for Harris Teeter to keep those stores open all night. Many consumers are using online grocery delivery services so the way we shop is certainly changing. Plus, most people who need milk or bread at 2:00 AM probably swing through a 7-11 or some other 24-hour convenience store.

With this change, Walmart Supercenters will be the last big grocery stores in the Charlotte area to remain open around the clock. These are the 24-hour locations:

  • 1830 Galleria Blvd., Charlotte
  • 701 Hawley Ave, Belmont
  • 2101 Younts Road, Indian Trail
  • 150 Concord Commons Place, Concord
  • 5825 Thunder Road, Concord
  • 169 Norman Station Blvd., Mooresville
  • 2420 Supercenter Drive, Kannapolis
  • 7131 Highway, Denver
  • 1151 Stonecrest Blvd., Tega Cay, SC
Phil Harris is 50% of "Phil & Mel in the Afternoon" on K104.7. He has been with the station since 2013 and on the air in Charlotte since 2000. Before coming to the Queen City, Phil worked for radio stations in Pittsburgh, Austin, and Seattle. In addition to the weekly "Throwback Threesome" music video feature, Phil writes about things that matter to Charlotte sports fans and pet owners. He happens to be both.