Full list of 290 Boots UK stores closures revealed | UK News [Video]

Chemist and pharmacy chain Boots has revealed almost 300 UK store closures, with more to shut within weeks.

Boots have been a pillar of British life since opening their doors in Nottingham in 1849.

But the health and beauty chain’s parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, announced in June last year that it would close 650 outlets to make £618 million in savings.

There were about 2,200 Boots branches at the start of this year – by September, 290 had shuttered, even as sales increased in the last quarter.

Ten more stores are expected to shut by the end of October, although Boots has yet to confirm a list of affected stores.

The company said that most closures happened in areas with another store nearby.

• Morecambe Braddon Close, Westgate, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4UZ
• Accrington 2 Cornhill, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1EX
• Leyland 40 Hough Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 2SA
• Nelson 2 Marsden Mall, Pendlerise Shopping Centre, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 9SL
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