North side grocery store closes after more than 50 years Nov 27, 2018 8:20 AM

LETHBRIDGE – It’s a horrible feeling for Tom Clements, as the owner of Norbridge Village Market waits for his supplier to pick up the store’s merchandise.

“I just couldn’t do it no more,” Clements said in an interview with LethbridgeNewsNOW inside the longtime grocery store at 732 – 23 St. N. The doors have been locked since Clements decided he couldn’t in good conscience renew his lease. That lease ends Nov. 30.

After owning the store for 15 years, Clements said business was “way down.” He said part of the problem was its size – too small to be a supermarket; too big to be a convenience store.

“It was getting harder and harder to sell things. You can’t be out there competing; it was more of a local draw area than anything else.”