A notice at the Sentry Foods at 64th Street and West Silver Spring Drive says the store will permanently close. The closure removes a key grocery option for nearby residents who rely on walking or short bus trips to shop, as reported by WISN 12 News.
What management posted
A sign on the door thanks customers and says the decision was made "with a heavy heart," but it does not list a final closing date, according to WISN 12 News. The station reports that store management posted the notice and that officials had not yet provided additional details.
The store, at 6350 West Silver Spring Drive, still appears in the chain’s online directory with regular hours and a phone number, according to Sentry Foods. The listing suggests the location remained active online even as management moved toward a permanent shutdown.
Opened to fill a long gap
The Silver Spring Sentry opened in October 2023 as part of efforts to restore supermarket access on the northwest side after prior closures left the corridor short on fresh-food options, Urban Milwaukee reported at the time. Local leaders praised the opening as a boost for nearby neighborhoods that had gone years without a full-service grocery store.
Another closure on the corridor
The Sentry notice comes days after an Aldi a few blocks away at Sherman Boulevard and Custer Avenue closed last weekend, a loss that residents and alderpeople told reporters could push the area toward a food desert, according to WISN 12 News. Shoppers told the station they expect to travel farther for basic groceries if multiple chain outlets disappear.
Public health research has linked the loss of supermarkets to higher rates of diet-related illness and food insecurity in neighborhoods with limited access to full-service grocers, and Wisconsin Public Radio notes that much of Milwaukee already meets USDA definitions of "low access" to supermarkets. Advocates have for years pushed for targeted subsidies, mobile markets and other investments to keep stores operating in underserved areas.
Neighbors and community groups say they will press city officials and developers for a plan to replace lost grocery capacity, and organizers have pointed to mobile markets and partnerships as possible temporary fixes. Hoodline will update this story when store managers or city officials publish a final closing date or offer a formal response.
