The high street brand of Boots will close more stores in the coming months - with 300 to be shut by the end of the summer

The store's parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance previously said in June 2023 that Boots would be closing down 300 pharmacy outlets in the UK "within the year".

They added that closures were part of a money-saving scheme to save around £618 million.

The Pharmaceutical Journal has now reported that Boots has confirmed a few pharmacies are still yet to close as part of these plans, although they will cease trading by the end of summer 2024.

Boots to close 300 stores - which in Cornwall shut in 2024? 

Currently, across the UK there are more than 2,100 Boots stores still open, but Walgreens Boots Alliance shared in their financial statement for the last quarter that they would shut a total of 650 Boots stores in the UK for cost-cutting measures.

Earlier in the year, Boots confirmed all the stores closing for the first part of 2024, with 581 branches closed by May 31.

They included six in Cornwall: 

- Fore Street, Copperhouse, Hayle
- Commercial Street, Camborne
- Pool Health Centre Boots, Station Road, Pool
- Carlyon Road, St Austell
- Middleway, St Blazey, Par
- Bell Lane, Bodmin

All the Boot stores closed in 2024 so far

Despite the closures still to come, Boots UK confirmed that these had already been communicated in the plans, and did not mean additional pharmacy closures.

Commenting on the closures, Tim Wentworth, the CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance said: “We continue to face a difficult operating environment, including persistent pressures on the US consumer and the impact of recent marketplace dynamics, which have eroded pharmacy margins.

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"Our results and outlook reflect these headwinds, despite solid performance in both our international and US healthcare segments.”

It added: “Informed by our strategic review, we are focused on improving our core business: retail pharmacy, which is central to the future of healthcare. We are addressing critical issues with urgency and working to unlock opportunities for growth."

The brand added that is has been increasing its saving targets annually and said that it is "currently on track to achieve the savings target".