TUCSON, Ariz. (January 8, 2025)—Flora’s Market Run, located at 2513 E. 6th Street, has closed permanently.
Purchased in 2020, Nathan Ares announced the closure in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning that the store had closed for good at 3 p.m. Monday.
I opened Flora’s Market Run with the same excitement of a kid on Christmas morning.Sadly, I also opened Flora’s Market Run during a trying time in groceries. It started with supply chain issues and ended with price increases. As a small independently owned market I had no way to compete with the buying power of the big guys.So, I pivoted. I downsized the market, added a juice bar. When that didn’t take off, I pivoted again. Turning the market into an event space. But given the climate of the economy, nothing quite landed.And so here I am, finding myself walking away from what was once my passion project.I learned a lot along the way! You won’t find me opening a market again. But rather sticking with what I know, restaurants.You’ll find homage to Flora’s Market Run at Commoner & Co with the spinach artichoke dip and The Rachel at Prep & Pastry.So, I close the doors to Flora’s. Grateful for the many memories that have filled the walls and the support of our amazing local Tucson community.As they say, when one door closes, another door opens.