Sainsbury's has confirmed it will be closing its Cheadle and Hazel Grove cafes.

These two cafes are among 61 that will be be closing in the spring, as part of the supermarket chain's plans for a 'major overhaul' of its estate.

The plan also involves cutting around 3,000 jobs in an effort to 'boost performance'.

Sainsbury's said it wants to create space to offer more of its fresh food ranges in more stores, deciding to close its remaining patisserie, hot food and pizza counters.

The chain argued that the "majority" of its most loyal shoppers do not use the cafés regularly, with cafés and food halls run by specialist partners becoming "more and more popular."

Chief executive, Simon Roberts, said: "We launched our Next Level Strategy almost a year ago and are totally focused on making good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day.

Sainsbury's chief executive officer, Simon Roberts (Sainsbury's).

"As a result, we're seeing real momentum across our business, with a best-ever value position, leading quality and increasing market share.

"As we accelerate into year two and beyond of our strategy, we are facing into a particularly challenging cost environment which means we have had to make tough choices about where we can afford to invest and where we need to do things differently to make our business more efficient and effective.

"The decisions we are announcing today are essential to ensure we continue to drive forward our momentum but have also meant some difficult choices impacting our dedicated colleagues in a number of parts of our business.

"We will be doing everything we can to support anyone impacted by today's announcements."

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