"Such statements are categorically untrue and disappointing," the grocery store chain wrote in a statement.
Fairway said all 14 stores remain open for business.
The company added that it "has been engaged in a strategic process and expects to soon announce a value maximizing transaction that will provide for the ongoing operation of stores."
Fairway Market has been a fixture in New York City since the 1930s.
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