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(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance will close nearly all of its stores and pharmacies on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in the chain's history, amid pushback from pharmacists and technicians ...
Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.
When pharmacies close, some patients have to travel farther to get the medications they need. Researchers find pharmacy closures lead to health risks such as older adults failing to take medication.
Boots UK Limited (formerly Boots the Chemists Limited) [1] is a British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain that operates in the United Kingdom. It also operates internationally, including Ireland , Italy , Norway , the Netherlands , Thailand and Indonesia .
Boots forms the main part of the Retail Pharmacy International division of the company. The Boots brand has a history stretching back over 170 years [17] in the United Kingdom (UK) and is a familiar sight on Britain's high streets. [18] Stores are located in prominent high street and city center locations as well as in local communities.
On April 20, 2017, Business Insider reported that the company was "quietly closing" more stores than it had initially announced and compiled a list of ten additional Sears and Kmart locations that were closing. [268] On April 22, Sears also announced plans to close 50 of its auto centers and 92 pharmacies within Kmart locations. [269]
With pharmacies closing their doors, experts fear that more vulnerable Americans could be left without access to medications they need. Drugstore closures could make pharmacy deserts even worse ...
Indeed, the big drugstore chains are suffering—at least when it comes to the pharmacy services at the core of their companies. CVS and Walgreens are making less money on an annual basis from ...