Boots to shut 47 pharmacies in new wave of store closures - is yours on the list?

Boots to shut 47 pharmacies in new wave of store closures (Image: Getty) Boots first announced plans to slash its portfolio of UK branches last year. The health and beauty chain said it would reduce its number of chemists by 300, forcing high-street shoppers to visit other stores elsewhere. In a new update, the brand confirmed that 253 stores have now shut for good as part of these plans.

While the brand confirmed that all closures would offer an alternative store less than three miles away, 47 are still yet to cease trading. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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