Walgreens 持續在全美關閉門市，轉型計畫出現調整
重點速覽
- •Walgreens 預計 2026 年關閉的門市少於 100 間，低於先前內部估計的約 700 間。
- •該公司於 2024 年 10 月宣布，計畫在三年內關閉約 1,200 間表現不佳的門市。
- •Walgreens 表示，2025 財年預計關閉約 500 間門市，重點是現金流為負的據點。
- •近期或已排定關閉的地點包括華盛頓特區、伊利諾州、密蘇里州、紐澤西州、紐約州、南卡羅來納州、德州、維吉尼亞州、華盛頓州與威斯康辛州。
- •報導指出，Walgreens 關閉芝加哥 Chatham 的一間門市，原因與處方銷售下滑及盜竊問題有關。
Walgreens is continuing to close underperforming stores in 2026, although the pharmacy chain is reportedly planning fewer closures than previously projected.
The company is expected to close fewer than 100 stores in 2026, down from earlier internal projections of roughly 700, Inc. reported.
Walgreens announced in October 2024 that it intended to shutter approximately 1,200 underperforming stores over three years as part of a broader turnaround effort. At the time, the company said it expected to close about 500 stores during fiscal 2025, primarily targeting locations that were generating negative cash flow, according to Reuters.
The closure strategy was reportedly scaled back after Walgreens was taken private in 2025, according to Inc. Walgreens continues to operate thousands of stores across the U.S. and remains one of the country’s largest pharmacy chains, making each round of closures closely watched by communities and by the broader retail pharmacy sector.
Walgreens confirmed to USA Today that the following locations have recently closed or are scheduled to close. The closures were previously reported by Inc., local news outlets or Walgreens’ website:
- District of Columbia: one Washington location
- Illinois: two Chicago stores and one Rockford location
- Missouri: one store in Bridgeton and another in St. Louis
- New Jersey: one Bogota location scheduled to close Aug. 6
- New York: one Brooklyn location
- South Carolina: one Beaufort location scheduled to close Aug. 6
- Texas: a Houston distribution center
- Virginia: one Arlington location
- Washington: one Seattle location
- Wisconsin: one Milwaukee store
One of the Chicago closures highlights the financial and operational pressures behind some of the company’s decisions.
Walgreens announced earlier this year that it was closing its location near 86th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood after the store struggled with declining prescription sales and elevated levels of theft.
“I'm here today because we're closing the store at 86th and Cottage Grove. But I just want to make sure everyone understands closing stores [is] not our goal. This is the last resort,” Walgreens regional Vice President Reginald Johnson said in May, according to FOX 32 Chicago.
Walgreens could not immediately be reached by FOX Business for comment.
FOX Business’ Eric Revell contributed to this report.
