Florida Walgreens stores face potential closure as 1,200 locations to shutter

Two more Walgreens stores have sold on the Gulf Coast, the latest in a string of the chain's stores to sell this year.
Two more Walgreens stores have sold on the Gulf Coast, the latest in a string of the chain's stores to sell this year.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of the eponymous drugstore chain, says it will close 1,200 stores within the next three years with about 500 of those shutting down in fiscal 2025.

 

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