Morrisons is set to close more than 100 McColl’s stores – with two in Buckinghamshire expected to shut.

Since the bombshell announcement, talk has turned to which stores would close, with it being confirmed that convenience stores in Bourne End and Hazlemere are earmarked for closure.

This comes after Morrisons revealed proposals to shut more than 132 loss-making McColl’s stores – a convenience chain it bought earlier this year.

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And it means around thousands of jobs are at risk as a result.

The two shops closing are: 

  • Hazlemere Holmer Green Road - HP15 7LG
  • Bourne End The Parade - SL8 5SB

Morrisons said it expects some McColl's stores to return to profitability as part of its turnaround plans but highlighted that there are ‘132 stores where there is no realistic prospect of achieving a breakeven position in the medium term’.

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.

"I'm confident that the combination of McColl's conveniently located stores and great colleagues, together with Morrisons scale, brand, systems and fresh food expertise, will lead to a transformation of the business.

"We very much regret the proposed closure of 132 loss-making stores, but 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."