Walgreens isn't closing stores as fast as expected in 2026. Find out what's changing, where closures stand, and what it means ...

The pharmacy giant has been working to streamline operations and focus on more profitable locations.

Walgreens, which was acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in August 2025, continues to close stores across the U.S.

Walgreens is continuing to close stores as part of its turnaround plans. The thinning of Walgreens locations has been in the works. Walgreens said in October 2024 it planned to close about 1,200 ...

If you think that companies are filing bankruptcy and closing stores at an alarming rate this year, you're not alone. So far, Joann has gone out of business, Rite Aid filed bankruptcy for the second ...

The cuts are part of a multiyear downsizing effort that has already reshaped the pharmacy chain’s footprint nationwide.

Walgreens announced that it will shutter 1,200 stores over the next three years — and 500 locations in 2025 alone — as the drugstore giant seeks to slash $1 billion in costs. The Chicago-based ...

Walgreens is closing fewer than 100 stores in 2026 as part of its ongoing multiyear store optimization strategy, following a reduction in planned closures after the company went private.