Walgreens stores are staples in many communities, especially due to their pharmacies, but the chain is closing hundreds of stores, and dozens of those will shut down within the "coming weeks."
That's according to a new analysis done by Nextstar Media Group, which found on May 13, 2025, that 54 Walgreens stores across 17 states "are set to close in the coming weeks."
Walgreens has not provided a full list of closings with locations, but Nexstar's analysis found that the states losing Walgreens soon are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. WGN-TV listed all of the specific locations on the list.
Walgreens' website contains the header, "Store closing? We're here to help," and directs customers to pharmacies at other locations.
Local news outlets around the U.S. are reporting on looming closures in their area. "Walgreens is slated to close another Sacramento store, which will be its fifth local site to shutter so far in 2025," The Sacramento Business Journal reported on May 14, 2025.
In October 2024, Walgreens announced that the chain would be closing 1,200 stores after suffering a $3 billion loss. However, Nexstar's analysis sheds additional light on when some of those closings are happening and where. Cincinnati.com previously reported that 500 of the closings would occur this year.
"In fiscal 2025, we are focusing on stabilizing the retail pharmacy by optimizing our footprint, controlling operating costs, improving cash flow, and continuing to address reimbursement models to support dispensing margins and preserve patient access for the future,” said Tim Wentworth, Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the chain's parent company, in a statement.
“Fiscal 2025 will be an important rebasing year as we advance our strategy to drive value creation. This turnaround will take time, but we are confident it will yield significant financial and consumer benefits over the long term," he said in the statement.
That statement said, "Future expected store closures of approximately 1,200 includes approximately 300 stores previously approved under the Transformational Cost Management Program."
Related: Rite Aid Announces Decision on Stores After Filing for Bankruptcy