Cub Foods will close its Ames store, located at 3121 Grand Ave.

Cub Foods Communications Director Lilia Rodriguez said the store would close on or before Nov. 16. She did not offer a specific reason of why the store will shut its doors, saying only that it was a business decision.

“It is always a difficult decision to make, because of customer and employee loyalty,” Rodriguez said. “But through this decision, we hope to be more efficient in our other stores.”

Cub Foods will be assisting displaced associates at the store to find future employment, according to a news release from Cub Foods.

Rodriguez said that Cub Foods will guide employees to local and regional agencies to help find future employment.

The Ames location has about 65 employees.

Mike Lee, manager of Cub Foods, declined to answer questions.