BOOTS is a staple of the British high street, but many towns an cities could be set to lose their local branch.
The health and beauty chain previously announced it would be closing 300 shops over the next year, leading to a string of closures in 2023.
This will see the retailer's total shops reduced from 2,200 to 1,900. Below we explain how many Boots stores will close and where.
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How many stores is Boots closing and why?
A total of 20 branches have already closed, in Leicester, York, Plymouth and Exeter.
And a further 16 are set to close shortly, with several shutting in the New Year.
The health and beauty chain has said where stores are closing there is an alternative shop less than three miles away.
Boots last closed more than 200 stores over 18 months in 2019.
This saw roughly eight per cent of Boots high street branches close.
Many of the stores shut because they were loss-making and two-thirds of them were within walking distance of each other.
In 2020, Boots announced 48 opticians were closing with the loss of 4,000 jobs.
They said the decision to close stores was not taken lightly.
Where are the closures happening?
Here is the full list of stores closing in the New Year:
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- Cliftonville, Kent - January 20
- Pemberton, Wigan - January 26
- Hough Lane, Layland, Lancashire - to close in January
- Front Street, Prudhoe - no date
- Rhos on Sea - March 2024
- Colwyn Bay - April 2024
- Portland Walk, Barrow - no date
- Gestridge Road, Teignbridge - no date
- Caerleon Road, Newport - to close in early 2024
- Chepstow Road, Newport - to close in early 2024
- Carlyon Road, St Austell, Cornwall - to close in early 2024
- St Blazey, Cornwall - to close in early 2024
- Lurgan - no date
- Chard Road, Plymouth - no date
- Mannamead Road, Plymouth - no date
- Claremont Street, Plymouth - no date
The stores that have already closed in 2023 are as follows:
- Salford Shopping Centre, Greater Manchester - February 2023
- Church Street, Malvern - March 11
- The Port Arcades Shopping Centre, Ellesmere - March 11
- King William Street, London - June 2
- Heathside Road, Woking - end of July
- UEA campus - end of July
- Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff - August 1
- Holywell, Flintshire (Wales) - August 26
- Windhill Road, Wakefield - October 6
- Upper Warrengate, Wakefield - October 7
- Glastonbury - October 13
- Uppingham Road, Leicester - October 13
- Guildford Road, Woking - end of October
- Kings Square, York - October 28
- Warminster - October 28
- Gorleston, Great Yarmouth - November
- High Row, Darlington - November 3
- Mudge Way, Plymouth - November 18
- Mount Pleasant, Exeter - November 18
- Kirkby Ashfield - November 18
Boots said in all cases there is an alternative store less than three miles away.
Affected team members have been offered opportunities in other stores in the local area. Boots closed more than 200 stores over an eighteen month period starting in 2019.
This saw roughly eight per cent of Boots high street branches close.
Many of the stores shut because they were loss-making and two-thirds of them were within walking distance of each other.
In 2020, Boots announced 48 opticians were closing with the loss of 4,000 job. Meanwhile, we have rounded-up the chains that are shutting up shop that could be near you.
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