A supermarket chemist will close after a decline in customers.

The Asda Pharmacy in Folkestone is set to shut on July 31.

An Asda spokesman said: “Our Folkestone pharmacy has been loss-making for a number of years due to a continuous decline in customer usage.

“We have reached a position where it is no longer financially viable to keep it open.

“We are entering a period of consultation with our colleagues on these proposals and will do all we can to support them through this process.”

The firm says it tried to improve profitability by changing the opening hours and introducing healthcare partnerships.

But this did not address the long-term decline in customer numbers.

Asda says in-store healthcare remains “an important part” of its customer proposition and will continue to operate 247 pharmacies in the UK.