<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%">El Segundo, CA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">04.18.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>With Tesco's confirmation that the outcome of the Fresh & Easy strategic review will be an exit from the United States, Fresh & Easy itself has released a statement on the future on the chain.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/freshneasy-notice-april17-2013-cropped.jpg" alt="Images041713" />"As many of you have heard or read today, our parent company Tesco updated on the future of Fresh & Easy. While we don’t yet know who our new owner will ultimately be, Tesco has already received interest from a number of parties including groups looking to purchase Fresh & Easy as an operating business," the statement continues, "We appreciate all the support and love we’ve received from our loyal customers and even though our parent company plans to leave the US, we’re pleased to confirm there are no plans to close any portion of Fresh & Easy."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Fresh & Easy reached out with this recent response through its website and social media outlets.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>In late January, the chain made a statement on the interest and curiosity around the future of Fresh & Easy, noting, "While we don’t know exactly what the outcome of this strategic review process will be, we want to assure you we don’t have plans to close stores and we’re confident Fresh & Easy can continue to be your favorite neighborhood market."</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Fresh & Easy has tapped the slogan, "We’re going to keep on fighting the good food fight" as the chain looks toward its future outcome. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.freshandeasy.com" target="_new"> Fresh & Easy</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
