Co-op to close Annan and Lockerbie Somerfield sites
About 40 jobs are to go after the Co-op confirmed plans to shut two Somerfield sites in southern Scotland.
The food store in Lockerbie and petrol station in Annan will close on 28 September.
A company spokesman said the decision to shut the facilities had been taken with "the greatest reluctance".
He added that "every effort" would be made to redeploy staff within the Co-operative group or find them alternative employment.
"The closures are due to the stores' poor trading performance," he said.
"They are not, in any way, a reflection on the commitment and hard work of the store teams.
"The Co-operative food store in Butts Street, Annan, and the Co-operative petrol filling station in Carlisle Road, Lockerbie, are both unaffected and will continue trading."