The Albertsons grocery store in Cape Girardeau will close its doors on March 21, just 13 months after it first opened its doors, the country's second-largest grocery chain announced Thursday.

Employees were notified at a meeting Thursday morning, according to company spokeswoman Jeannette Duwe. The Cape Girardeau store was among five Midwest stores that were set for immediate closings, including two in Memphis, and stores in Collierville, Tenn. and Hot Springs, Ark.

The Cape Girardeau store employees 80 people, Duwe said. Duwe said that the company is also looking to sell the 57,000-square foot building at the corner of Independence and Kingshighway.

The Idaho-based retailer announced in July that it would close 165 underperforming drug and grocery stores in 25 states.