The Bellingham, Wash.-based grocery chain on Monday announced plans to sell some of its newly acquired struggling stores to Smart & Final LLC and Gelson's Markets - that is, if bankruptcy court officials approve the move next month. Haggen filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors in September to maintain operations and to find buyers for some of the 146 stores it picked up across five states from AB Acquisition LLC and Safeway Inc., the entity created when Safeway merged with Albertsons .