A longtime independent grocery chain in the Portland area is closing all four of its locations, according to reports and employees.

Bales and Lamb’s Marketplaces in Aloha, Garden Home, Lake Oswego, and Cedar Mill neighborhood are all set to close, employees at each location said.

The company that owned Bales Marketplaces purchased Lamb’s markets in 2015.

Mike Babbitt, store manager for Garden Home Market Place, said the large Garden Home store where he has worked for just two months shy of 25 years would close by Oct. 19.

Babbitt said everyone was sad about the closure.

“This store has been here for probably 40 years,” he said. “It’s kind of a landmark.”

An employee who answered the phone at the Lake Oswego Palisades Market Place said that store was set to close on Oct. 13.

Employees at both the Garden Home and Lake Oswego stores said they were notified of the closure on Tuesday.

Last week, KPTV reported that the Aloha and Cedar Mill stores would be closing. Employees at those stores said they had not yet received word about when the stores would officially close their doors.

Bales and Lamb didn’t immediately respond to request for comment.