Giant Food Inc. announced that two of its stores in the D.C. area will close this spring, but the region is scheduled for an onslaught of new stores, particularly those catering to a more upscale clientele. Giant will close its Riverdale Plaza location in Prince George’s County and its Turnpike Plaza location in Fairfax, along with three Baltimore stores, this April.

The chain is closing the branches because they are small, older stores that weren’t worth the investment to upgrade, Giant spokesman Barry Scher said Tuesday.