Morrisons has announced plans to close around 100 loss-making convenience stores with a dozen at risk across Norfolk.
The affected shops are former McColl's stores, which Morrisons took over in 2022, including 12 Morrisons Daily stores located in the county.
A spokesman for Morrisons said: "The performance of all company-owned stores across our convenience business is subject to continuous review.
"This process has identified a number of stores, which were part of the McColl's acquisition, whose performance has been challenged for a number of years and which are loss-making, despite remedial action.
"This situation has been exacerbated in more recent years by significant cost increases resulting from Government policy choices, which have made returning these stores to profitability even more difficult.
"Having completed the review, we are now proposing to take the tough but necessary decision to close a number of these stores over the next few months."
Norfolk stores at risk of closure:
- The Street, Bawdeswell
- Crown Road, Buxton
- Bridge Street, Fakenham
- Bridge Road, Gorleston
- Magdalen Way, Gorleston
- Barkis Road, Great Yarmouth
- Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth
- The Street, Hempnall
- Station Road, Hopton on Sea
- Church Street, North Walsham
- Colman Road, Norwich
- Dereham Road, Norwich
The company did not specify which government policies it believes have impacted store performance.
However, retailers across the UK have faced rising business costs, including increases to the minimum wage and national insurance.
Despite the closures, Morrisons said it still sees potential to open hundreds more franchise convenience stores in the coming years.
The retailer said this dual approach is aimed at "improving the quality of our convenience estate and making it stronger overall".
Last month, Morrisons announced a consultation on job cuts at its Bradford head office, affecting fewer than 10pc of roles.
The company has also closed some cafes, convenience stores, florists and fresh food counters as part of wider restructuring efforts, resulting in hundreds of job losses.
Morrisons currently operates around 1,700 convenience stores and 500 supermarkets across the UK, employing approximately 95,000 people.
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