Boots to close four major stores in weeks - is your local branch on the list?

Boots, the trusted destination for health and beauty products, has evolved into a retail giant over its 150-year presence on the high street. However, it's now modernising by shutting hundreds of outlets to merge stores and save a whopping £618million. The blueprint for widespread closures was unveiled in June 2023.

So far, Boots has shuttered 253 shops out of the 300 slated for imminent closure, with 47 more expected to close by the end of summer. Shoppers across the UK have been impacted by widespread pharmacy closures since last year, though London is set to be worse off within weeks. Pharmacy customers in the British capital will see four popular stores close.

Fashion retailer Next has also disclosed plans to close a well-liked store just a few years after its launch. Here's a list of the impending store closures, as reported by the Express . Is your local branch at risk? The pharmacy chain has marked dozens of stores for closure this year, many of which have already closed their doors.

Some confirmed for closure remain open for the time being, but they're anticipated to be gone by summer's end. Four major locations in London are on the chopping block, including: It follows the closure of almost a dozen branches already in the capital, including: In the latest quarterly report from parent company Walgreen Boots Alliance, the firm affirmed its plan to reduce the number of stores currently operating in both the US and the UK. This indicates that there are still 47 sites wh.