Walgreens turnaround continues with 450 stores to be closed this year
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.
Local Walgreens store says it’s closing permanently
As Walgreens struggles to make a comeback, it's planning to close around 1,200 locations – and at least one of them is here.
Why is Walgreens closing so many stores? What to know as 5 Chicago locations shutter
The Deerfield-based pharmacy giant plans to close as many as 1,200 in the coming years, with 5 Chicago stores on the latest list.
Walgreens closing 5 stores on South and West sides
Walgreens will close five Chicago stores next month, part of the Deerfield-based pharmacy chain’s plan to shutter 1,200 locations by 2027.
More Walgreens closing. Where in Florida and what to know about your prescriptions
More Walgreens locations have closed or are closing — including one in Florida — as part of the company's plans to shutter more than 1,000 stores. Walgreens announced in 2024 it would be closing about 1,200 stores across the U.S. as it struggles with slumping consumer spending.
Walgreens announces it will close 12 stores across San Francisco
Walgreens announced it was closing a dozen stores in San Francisco because of what it called "increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures" in the latest round of retail store closures in the city.
5 Chicago Walgreens stores to close next month
Five Walgreens stores will shutter their doors in Chicago next month, as part of a nationwide series of closures announced by the drugstore last year.
Walgreens will shutter a Florence store, part of broader closures. Here's why.
A pharmacy location near downtown Florence, Five Points, Timrod Park, is permanently shutting down. It will move ...
US accuses Walgreens of filling millions of illegitimate prescriptions, including for opioids
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit accusing Walgreens of filling millions of prescriptions for Americans over ...
Walgreens CEO on shoplifting strategy: 'Lock things up ... you don't sell as many'
Retailers have been faced with increases in shoplifting and retail theft. But anti-theft prevention can hurt retail sales, ...
Walgreens Regrets Replacing Fridge Doors With Smart Screens, Creating Techno-Dystopia Vibes
Turns out putting everything behind locked glass and ad-covered screens does not create a welcoming shopping environment.
Walgreens CEO says locking up products hurt sales
Walgreens’ plan to combat increasing theft by locking products up at their stores has hurt sales, the company’s CEO said in a ...
Locking shelves backfired says Walgreens CEO as Bay Area stores shutter
Walgreens' strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M's — to deter theft has backfired, according to ...
Walgreens used this strategy to reduce theft. Turns out, it was bad for business
While locking up merchandise can reduce theft, it also deters paying customers, according to Walgreens. Over the years the pharmacy chain used strategy to combat shoplifting. Walgreens CEO Tim ...
Walgreens' anti-theft measures hurting profits
Tough times for retailers, who have battled out-of-control shoplifting and now say they’re losing money because of anti-theft ...