Walmart Neighborhood Market off 38th Street in Indianapolis to close

Clarifications & Corrections: A previous version of this story incorrectly characterized the city's announcement about new grocery stores joining the Lyft Program. The additions were announced in wake of Walmart's announcement. 

A Walmart Neighborhood Market on Indianapolis' northeast side will close its doors July 12.

Within the coming weeks, the Walmart will stop adding new merchandise to the shelves. The store plans to start marking down items already on the shelves starting next week.

The pharmacy inside the market will close July 5. Patients who have prescriptions filled will be transferred over to the neighborhood market on Fall Creek Parkway.

Ann Hatfield, a Walmart spokesperson, said two nearby locations have added grocery pickup and delivery. Hatfield listed three store locations around the soon-to-be-closed store. They are:

• 3805 S. Keystone Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46227 (has grocery pickup and delivery).
• 5550 E. Fall Creek Parkway N. Dr., Indianapolis, IN, 46226.
• 10735 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN, 46236 (has grocery pickup and delivery).

The 38th Street Walmart notified its employees of the closure on the morning of June 12.

Hatfield hopes the store's employees, about 100 people, will want to continue their work with Walmart and transfer to nearby stores.

"We're confident we have room for everybody," Hatfield said.

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Hatfield said the decision to close the store was difficult but needed.

"It's based on several factors. Financial performance is one of the factors," Hatfield said. "In order to maintain a healthy business and deliver the shopping experience our customers want today in a highly competitive retail environment, we sometimes have to make difficult decisions."

Lindsay Haake, a spokesperson for Feeding Indiana's Hungry, which works with Feeding America to serve nearly a dozen food banks, said she is concerned by the closing.

"When you lose a market like the Walmart, you remove a physical ability for folks to feed their families healthy food that's normally not available at other venues," she said.

Indianapolis adds stores to Lyft program

The city on Wednesday announced new grocery partners to be part of their Lyft Program, which aims to provide Lyft rides for up to 500 families to grocery stores on the far east side from 38th to 46th streets and Franklin to German Church roads. 

Tienda Morelos, A & I Variety, Sunnyside Kroger, and Carniceria Guanajuato will now be part of the program. The Lyft Program was announced by Mayor Joe Hogsett in this year's State of the City address.

Email IndyStar reporter Justice Amick at jamick@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter: @JusticeAmick.