BREESE — After 155 years of business in Southern Illinois, a Breese grocery store is closing its doors.

Shuette Stores, Inc., shuttered its stores Thursday in both Troy and Breese, after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.

In a statement, released Friday, Mike Schuette cited online shopping and home delivery for a decline in business.

According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Schuette Stores was founded in 1863, and was the oldest continuously family-owned grocery business in the United States. In addition to stores in Troy and Breese, the family previously operated stores in Highland, Carlyle, Troy, Greenville, Belleville, and St. Rose.