Bosses at a clothing giant have axed their Irvine branch.
The town's branch of Next at the Riverway Retail park is set to close on June 2 - leaving 22 jobs under threat.
However Next have said they will make every effort to move employees to neighbouriong stores.
A Next spokesperson told the Times: "We can confirm that this store will be closing on June 2.
"The store currently has 22 employees, every effort is being made to house the staff in surrounding stores."
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