Walgreens announces five more store closures just weeks after its CEO confirmed a wave of closures across the US

WALGREENS is closing five stores in Maine as one of the nation’s largest drugstore chains eliminates underperforming branches.

The move comes after its CEO confirmed widespread shutdowns across the United States this year.

Walgreens operates one of the largest drugstore chains in the United States.Credits: Getty Images

The locations of five other store closings were recently revealed, according to WMTW News 8 Portland.

These locations are:

123 Main Street, Fairfield, ME 04937
35 Park Street, Milo, ME 04463
713 Congress St, Portland, ME 04102
461 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
233 US-1, Scarborough, ME 04074

Walgreens will close a significant portion of its approximately 8,600 stores in the United States, Walgreens announced. Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth told the Wall Street Journal.

“We recognize that we are changing course,” he said.

“We recognize that we need to focus on the parts of the business that we believe we contribute and have a futureand some of them have to change,” he reportedly added.

Some locations are already closed.

Walgreens stores have closed permanently, temporarily, and some of its pharmacies have been temporarily closed.

Among those that have closed permanently are:

606 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
124 E Main St, Newark, DE 19711
3301 Lancaster Pike, Wilmington, DE 19805
4201 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803
32979 Coastal Road, Bethany Beach, DE 19930
842 E Main St, Danville, IL 61832
210 E Barnett Rd, Medford, OR 97501
1900 Maryland Ave, Wilmington, DE 19805
5602 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98408
1805 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52803
4220 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667
840 El Camino Ave, Sacramento, CA 95815
1400 N Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63106
14048 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park, Michigan
25 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
4121 Hoover Avenue, Dayton, OH 45402
6199 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, California 95610
78 Main Street, Westfield, MA 01085
918 Riverview Dr, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

The American newspaper Sun has already mentioned other closures, for fear of a commercial apocalypse.

More than 3,000 major retail stores will close their doors this year alone.

Chicago, according to an exclusive article in the US Sun, is among the American cities that risk being seriously affected by this situation.

History of Walgreens

Walgreens operates one of the largest drugstore chains in the United States.

The company specializes in preparing prescriptions, offering health and wellness products, providing health information and providing photo services.

Founded in Chicago in 1901, Walgreens is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

On December 31, 2014, Walgreens merged with Switzerland-based Alliance Boots to form a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Walgreens became a subsidiary of the new entity, which remains headquartered in Deerfield and is listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol WBA.

In 2021, a federal jury found that Walgreens significantly contributed to the opioid crisis.

In June 2024, Walgreens announced plans to close a “significant portion” of its 8,600 U.S. locations by 2027.