GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Skagway has decided to close its two stores in Grand Island.

CEO Bill Martin told employees in a letter posted online Sunday night that the stores would be permanently closed effective May 22 and that all employee positions would be eliminated.

Martin announced last week that the pharmacies at the two stores would be sold to U Save Pharmacy and that the deal should be completed next month. In October, officials announced that a deal with B&R Stores to buy the two Skagway stores had fallen through.

Martin didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press on Monday.