The chain pharmacy has already closed doors at more than 245 branches so far (Picture: Bloomberg)
One of the UK’s most iconic and instantly-recognisable pharmacy chains is set to shut down more than 300 of its branches as part of a massive cost-cutting exercise this summer.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, the US parent company of Boots, said in a financial statement last June they would be closing ‘up to 650’ outlets within the following 12 months, the Mirror reports.
The plans are a little behind the initially-envisioned schedule, but more 245 stores have already been shut down, with the remaining few due to close doors by the end of the summer.
The cost-cutting drive is expected to save the firm up to £618 million.
Tim Wentworth, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, said: ‘We continue to face a difficult operating environment, including persistent pressures on the US consumer and the impact of recent marketplace dynamics, which have eroded pharmacy margins.
Our results and outlook reflect these headwinds, despite solid performance in both our international and US healthcare segments.’
The pharmacy chain hopes the closures will cut costs by up to £618 million (Picture: Shutterstock)
He added: ‘Informed by our strategic review, we are focused on improving our core business: retail pharmacy, which is central to the future of healthcare.
‘We are addressing critical issues with urgency and working to unlock opportunities for growth.’
Boots remains one of the country’s most iconic and well-known pharmacy brands, with roots going way back to 1849.
The group currently also operates internationally in countries that include the Republic of Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Malta and Thailand.
Walgreens bought a 45% stake in the firm in 2012, going on to purchase the remaining 55% in 2014.
There have been previous cut-backs to its operations in the years since, with the company announcing the closure of 200 stores in May 2019 and the axing of 4,000 jobs in July 2020.
The full list of all Boots branches closed between March 2023 and 2024
2 Cornhill, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1EX
40 Hough Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2SA
2 Marsden Mall, Pendlerise Shop/Ctr, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 9SL
435 Bolton Road, Ewood, Blackburn, BB2 4HY
8-10 Risedale Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria , LA13 9RD
Rawtenstall Health Centre, 161 Bacup Road, Rawtenstall , BB4 7PL
15-17 Portland Walk, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1DB
Waitrose, 123 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8HY
28 High Street, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1BG
179-181 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex, SS0 7EL
The Health Centre, Third Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9SU
1 The Vineyards Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7QS
Central Canvey PCC, Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0JA
2 St Chads Road Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8LB
10-12 Torquay Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6NF
89 The Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
133 Sunrise Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4JW
17 Derwent Parade, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5EF
51a Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0HY
80-82 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5TJ
31 While Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1ND
1104 Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6BH
11 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3JP
553-555 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4LP
352 Bradford Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9AD
121-125 Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DN
15 The Viewly Centre, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS8 9JH
293/295 Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE6 5LL
17 Blackhills Road, Horden, Peterlee, Co Durham, SR8 4DW
479 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5EX
Community Hosp & Health Ctr, Thoroton Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1DX
Hartlepool Community Hc, Park Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 7PW
23 High Row, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL3 7QW
514 Plessey Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4AA
1 Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, Co. Durham, SR8 3PF
Ravensworth Road, Dunston, Gateshead , NE11 9FJ
16 Front Street, Winlaton, Tyne & Wear, NE21 4RE
77 Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PU
12 Wrightson House, Mitchell Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 9EP
Alderman Jack Cohen H Ctr, Springwell Road, Sunderland, SR3 4HG
6 Petteril Bank Road, Haraby, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 3AH
Unit 10 Cruddas Park Shopping Ctr, Westmorland Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7RW
Unit 4 The Boulevard, Longbenton, Tyne & Wear , NE12 8GA
Unit 4, Booth Street, Felling, Gateshead, NE10 9BF
Tanfield View Surgery, Scott St, Tanfield, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 8AD
Nelson Health Centre, Cecil Street, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 0DZ
41 Halewood Avenue, Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3RX
Units 2-3 Park Lane, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR1 3NX
24 Market Place , Heanor, Derbyshire, DE75 7AA
Fiveways Superstore, Peartree Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 0JX
31 Orwell Road, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 7DD
Stowmarket Health Centre, Violet Hill Road, Stowmarket , Suffolk , IP14 1NL
158 Old Road, Clacton On Sea, Essex, CO15 3AY
6-8 Eggbuckland Road, Mannamead, Plymouth, Devon, PL3 5HE
Trinity Square, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AP
Units 4b & 4c, Cattedown Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0AY
44a Gestridge Road, Kingsteignton, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 3HH
2 Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 9UU
Chard Road Health Centre, Chard Road, St. Budeaux, Devon, PL5 2UE
Mount Pleasant Health Ctr, Mount Pleasant Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7BW
2 High Street, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2AA
Plympton Health Centre, Mudge Way, Plymton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1AD
58 Salisbury Road, St Judes, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8SY
Leatside Health Centre, Babbage Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JA
7 Claremont Street, Plymouth, Devon, PL1 5AQ
149 Uppingham Road, Leicester, LE5 4BP
21-23 Dartmouth Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3HN
4-5 Coleman House, High Street, Penge, London, SE20 7EX
C/O Waitrose, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Kent, TN16 3JZ
The New Medical Centre, 23-29 Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DY
52 College Road , Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6SA
192-194 Northdown Road, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent, CT9 2QN
161a Station Road, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 5NE
5 Bush House, Bush Fair, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6NS
126 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 3XW
24 Bennetts Gate, Bennetts End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP3 8EW
230 High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1EZ
18 The Broadway, Debden, Loughton, Essex, IG10 3ST
Unit 2, The Greens Build, 4/8 Cambridge Road, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8BZ
138 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 6BL
54 King William Street, London, EC4R 9AD
120 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BE
9-11 Old Church Road, Chingford, London, E4 6SJ
Unit 4, 47 Market Place, Romford, Essex, RM1 3AB
100 Newbridge Street, London, EC4V 6JJ
Unit 9 King Edward Court, Paternoster Square, London, EC4M 7DX
8-10 Camden High Road, Mornington Crescent, London, NW1 0JH
Main Concourse, Euston Station, London, NW1 2RS
315-317 Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London, N13 4YB
28 St John’s Road, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 1LP
University Of East Anglia, Bluebell Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7LG
11-12 Anglia Square, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DY
Coliseum Precinct, High Street, Gorleston-On-Sea, Norfolk, NR31 6QX
29-31 King Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2AN
Magdalen Medical Practice, Lawson Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4LF
Willow Wood Surgery, Aslake Close, Sprowston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 8ET
1 Chaston Place, 29 High Street, Watton, Thetford, Norfolk, IP25 6XE
1 Church Street, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1DE
18-24 Ankerside, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7LQ
43-45 Guildford Road, Lightwater, Surrey, GU18 5SA
83 Dedworth Road, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 5BB
C/O Waitrose, High Street, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1LL
53 Grove Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4TX
C/O Waitrose, Crowne Centre, Old Town, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1HR
C/O Waitrose, West Street, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 4YZ
80-82 High Street, Littlehampton, West Sussex, BN17 5DX
4 Collington Mansions, Collington Avenue, Bexhill-On-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3PU
17-19 St James Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RF
311 Wigan Road, Bolton , BL3 5QU
765 Ormskirk Road, Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, WN5 8AT
348 Oldham Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL7 9PS
30 Concord Way, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 4DB
133 Manchester Old Road, Middleton, Manchester, M24 4DZ
20-22 Chorlton Place, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 9AQ
69-72 The Mall, Arndale Centre, Stretford, Manchester, M32 9BD
103 Crumpsall Lane, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5SR
132 Chanterlands Avenue, Hull, HU5 3TR
18 Victoria Road, Bridlington, East Riding Of Yorkshire, YO15 2AT
19-20 Broadway, Colburn, Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire, DL9 4RF
300 Holderness Road, Hull, HU9 2JX
218 Hessle Road, North Humberside, HU3 3BG
143-145 Askew Avenue, Hull, HU4 6NH
Nycs Store, Jennyfield Drive, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 2XQ
1 Chapel Street, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, YO7 1LU
860 Beverley Road, Hull, HU6 7HP
43 Market Place, Market Weighton, York , YO43 3AJ
10 East Parade, Heworth, York, YO31 7YJ
233-235 Ashby High Street, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN16 2SQ
55 Freeman Street, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN32 7AE
86 Clifton, York, YO30 6BA
1 Kings Square, York, YO1 8BH
153 Beverley Road, Hull, North Humberside, HU3 1TY
156 Hallgate, Cottingham, North Humberside, East Yorkshire, HU16 4BD
22 Martingate, Corsham , Wiltshire, SN13 0HL
14-16 The Avenue, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9AA
100 Mount Road, Southdown, Bath, BA2 1LN
35 Wood Street, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4AN
9-11 Market Street, Cinderford, Gloucestershire, GL14 2RT
9 Victoria Road, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire, SO19 9DY
Swan Surgery, Swan Street, Petersfield, Hampshire, GU32 3AB
11 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9FF
The Bosmere Medical Ctr, Solent Road, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1DQ
130-132 High Street, Lee-On-The-Solent, Hampshire, PO13 9DD
17 Park Parade, Leigh Park, Havant, Hampshire, PO9 5AA
48 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 3AG
Cowes Medical Centre, 200 Newport Road, Cowes, Isle Of Wight, PO31 7ER
357a Burgess Road, Bassett, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 3BD
73 Piccadilly, London, W1J 8HS
3 Market Parade, Hampton Road West, Hanworth, Middlesex, TW13 6AJ
Unit 17 Oaks Shopping Centre, Acton High Street, London, W3 6RE
163 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1JZ
42 The Broadway, Ruislip Road, Greenford, Middlesex, UB6 9PT
302 Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW4 7DN
212 Whitby Road, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 9DY
32 Joel Street, Northwood Hills, Middlesex, HA6 1PF
283 Northolt Road, South Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 8HX
St. James Medical Centre, St. James Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JP
1 Coopers Mill, Norton Fitzwarren, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6NX
29-31 High Street, Wincanton, Somerset , BA9 9JU
Wellington Medical Centre, Mantle Street, Wellington, Somerset, TA21 8BD
39 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9DS
The Health Centre, Curtis Street, Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7JE
541 Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham, NG8 5RW
48 Lowmoor Road, Kirby In Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG17 7BG
Mary Potter Centre, Gregory Boulevard, Hyson Green, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 5HY
19 Carlton Square, Carlton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 3BP
Pool Health Centre, Station Road, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3DU
10 Commercial Street, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8JY
25 Polkyth Parade, Carlyon Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 4RD
4 Fernlea Villas, Middleway, St Blazey, Par, Cornwall, PL24 2JG
Unit 5, Bell Lane, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 2JL
44-46 Fore Street, Copperhouse, Hayle, Cornwall, TR27 4DY
The Health Centre, East Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3JZ
Thatcham Health Centre, Bath Road, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG18 3HD
32 Meadway Precinct, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4AA
2 Blackhalve Lane, The Scotlands, Wolverhampton, WV11 1BQ
The Health Centre, Prouds Lane, Bilston, Wolverhampton, WV14 6PW
8 Trysull Road, Bradmore, Wolverhampton, WV3 7HT
Off Squires Court, Withymoor Village, Brierley Hill, DY5 3RJ
92 Windmill Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HG
Riverside Medical Centre, 23 Marylebone Road, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 8BG
The Bretton Health Centre, Rightwell East, Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8DT
68 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EP
8 De Havilland Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 3AN
Unit 5, Peterson Avenue Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0BE
16 St Andrews Parade, Weston-Super-Mare, Avon, BS23 3SS
98 High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5HL
37 Southmead Rd, Westbury On Trym, Bristol, BS10 5DW
Beaufort Road Surgery, 21 Beaufort Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 5AJ
54 Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1LZ
45 Broad St, Lyme Regis, Dorset , DT7 3QF
26 Abbotsbury Rd, Westham, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 0AE
960 Wimborne Road, Moordown, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 2DG
1 Central Parade, New Addington, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 0JB
28b Priory Road , Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 2NT
2 Station Way, Cheam, Sutton, Surrey, SM3 8SW
370 Middleton Road, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 1HA
100 High Street Whitton, Middlesex, TW2 7LN
29 Tangley Park Road, Hampton, Middlesex, TW12 3YH
383 Upper Richmond Rd, Putney, London, SW15 5QJ
49-51 The Merrion Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 8PJ
82 Upper Warrengate, Peterson Road, Wakefield , WF1 4JZ
37 Market Square, Shipley, Bradford, BD18 3QJ
64a Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield, WF1 4SD
Mirfield Health Centre, Doctor Lane, Mirfield, West Yorkshire, WF14 8DU
12-14 Kirkgate Market Ctr, Vicar Lane, Leeds, LS1 7JH
12 Main Street, Cross Hills, Nr Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 8TB
204 Selby Road, Halton, Leeds, LS15 0LF
845 Barkerend Road, Bradford, BD3 8QJ
202 Haworth Road, Heaton, Bradford, BD9 6NJ
Lupset Medical Centre, George-A-Green Court, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8FE
Unit 3, New Line Retail Pk, Greengates, Bradford, BD10 9AP
1 Moseley Place, Leeds, LS6 2RY
1 Moor Road, Hunslet Carr, Leeds, LS10 2JJ
Rothwell Health Centre, Stone Brig Lane, Rothwell, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS26 0UE
2 Oakminster House, The Grove, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6LR
11-15 All Saints Square, Bedworth, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV12 8LP
94 Moseley Avenue, Coventry, CV6 1HQ
Unit 15 Market Mall, Clock Towers Shopping Ctr, Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2JR
163 Daventry Road, Coventry, CV3 5HD
116-118 Jardine Crescent, The Hill, Coventry, CV4 9PP
Eothen House, Eothen Close, Off Harestone Hill, Caterham, Surrey, CR3 6JU
103 High Road, Byfleet, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7QX
14 High Street, Thames Ditton, Surrey, KT7 0RY
2 Mida House, Village Way, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8AF
9 High Street, Shepperton, Middlesex, TW17 9AJ
York House Medical Centre, Heathside Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7XL
34 Guildford Road, Woking, Surrey, GU22 7QQ
107a Hare Lane Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0QX
4 Kingfisher Parade, Merrow Park, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7EW
14-16 Bridge Street, Congleton, Cheshire, CW12 1AY
35 Seaforth Road, Seaforth, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 3TX
4 Faulkner Street, Hoole , Chester, CH2 3BD
44 Castle Street , Liverpool, L2 7LA
6 Smithdown Place, Liverpool, L15 9EH
Unit 5, 46 Landford Ave Fazakerley, Liverpool, L9 6BR
12-14 Childwall Abbey Rd, Liverpool, L16 0JN
148 Greasby Road, Greasby, Wirral, CH49 3NQ
68/70 London Road, Liverpool, L3 5NF
30 Hoylake Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7BX
Commonfield Road Surgery, 156 Commonfield Road, Wirral, CH49 7LP
21 High Street, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1AP
Hallwood Health Ctr Pharm, Hospital Way, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 2UT
1a Greenbank Road, Liverpool, L18 1HG
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