The new owner of convenience retailer McColl’s plans to shut three Fife stores.
The closures of stores in Dunfermline, Dalgety Bay and Glenrothes comes as part of proposals to shut 132 loss-making stores.
Earlier this year, supermarket giant Morrisons sealed a rescue deal to buy its troubled rival for £190 million.
On Tuesday, Morrisons unveiled plans to overhaul the convenience retailer.
It comes after competition regulators said last week that they were set to clear the takeover.
Morrisons said it expects some McColl’s stores to return to profitability as part of its turnaround plans.
However, it highlighted there are 132 stores where there is “no realistic prospect of achieving a break-even position in the medium term”.
None of the stores in Angus, Perthshire or Dundee are earmarked for closure.
Post Office counter also closing
The Dalgety Bay store, on Regent Way, is one of 55 stores that also features a Post Office counter.
Morrisons said these stores will remain open into the New Year.
The supermarket giant said: “Morrisons will delay the closure of these 55 stores until next year to enable them to serve their communities through Christmas.
“We are currently working with the Post Office to see if nearby McColl’s or Morrisons
stores could be part of the solution.
“We are currently looking at a number of potential stores for replacement Post Office counters.”
The other two Fife stores are expected to close before the end of this year.
McColls has ‘strong potential’ despite cutback plans
Joseph Sutton, Morrisons’ convenience, online and wholesale director, said: “We have a great deal of work to do but there’s no question that McColl’s is a business with strong potential.
“We very much regret the proposed closure of 132 loss-making stores. It is, very sadly, an important step towards the regeneration of the business.
“I am confident that McColl’s can, in the Morrisons family, once again become a growing, thriving and vibrant convenience business serving local communities across the UK.”
Morrisons, which itself was bought in a £7 billion deal last year, said all 1,300 workers at risk from the closure plans will be offered roles elsewhere in the company.
It also said no further store closures are currently being considered.
But Morrisons said it remains in discussions with a number of landlords of challenged stores.
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