Sad news for Landsberg: CAP market closes in August 2025!

Sad news for Landsberg: CAP market closes in August 2025!

Landsberg, Deutschland - The CAP market in Katharinenstrasse, a popular shopping destination for the residents of Landsberg, is about to close. The operator, Regens Wagner Holzhausen, has announced that it will close the supermarket on August 31, 2025. This decision ensures disappointment and regret among many citizens who hope for the preservation of the market. According to Augsburger General also proves to be concerned and has information from the city, Regens Wagner House owners and Edeka South Bavaria, which has previously supplied the market.

The closure of the CAP market is the result of economic difficulties caused by increased operating costs. The market that opened in 2007 can no longer cope with these challenges and will stop operating after 18 years. Currently, nine people with mental impairment are employed in the CAP market, which are to be integrated into other institutions of Regens Wagner Holzhausen. In addition, eleven employees are employed in full and part-time in the market who also received job offers from Regens Wagner. according to Merkur , the location in Penzing and the farm shop in Holzhausen remains.

political reactions and solutions

The city of Landsberg has already made discussion offers to Regens Wagner Holzhausen to seek solutions to prevent the closure. Mayor Doris Baumgartl expressed her regret about this development and emphasized the important supply function of the market for residents. The decision to close is the result of a long development process and not a short -term measure, says Regens Wagner Holzhausen.

The deficits of the CAP market also burden the other offers of the Magnus workshops. Regens Wagner, a network of eight independent church foundations under public law in Bavaria, has the task of supporting people with disabilities. The closure of the market is therefore also considered a loss for the employees and could have an impact on the integration of people with mental impairment.

The closure of the CAP market in Landsberg is not only a loss for the employees concerned, but also for the community, which has appreciated the market for many years as an important point of contact. It remains to be seen which solutions will find the city and Regens Wagner Holzhausen to maintain the important supply function in the region.