Walgreens, which operates about 8,500 stores in the United States, will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years.
The drugstore chain has reported a $3 billion quarterly loss. About 500 store closures will come in the current fiscal year.
The closures represent about 12% of all Walgreens stores. They say that 1 in 4 stores are not profitable.
Walgreens will close about 1,200 locations over the next three years as the drugstore chain seeks to turn around a struggling U.S. business that contributed to a $3 billion quarterly loss. https://t.co/YRUo79BsEr
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) October 15, 2024
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