Hy-Vee grocery stores are ending 24-hour service at most locations throughout the 265-store chain, including the Des Moines metro, beginning Feb. 10.

"Customer traffic drops off overnight, so we made the decision to relocate the shifts to better accommodate our customers and the lives of our team members," said Christina Gayman, Hy-Vee spokeswoman.

No jobs will be lost in all the transition. Most of the 24-hour stores will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m., though hours will vary by location.

The stores will still have stock crews working overnights, but the stores will no longer be open to the public.

Headquartered in West Des Moines, Hy-Vee ranks as the 35th on Forbes' list of America's largest privately held companies in 2019 with revenues of $10.1 billion, the magazine reported. About half of the chain's stores are in Iowa. The rest are spread through the Midwest in Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin and employs more than 83,000.

Register Storyteller Daniel P. Finney can be reached 515-284-8144 or dafinney@dmreg.com.

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