Edinburgh, Scotland, UK – January 14, 2011: The entrance to a Boots pharmacy and beauty shop in Edinburgh Airport. (Picture: Getty Images)
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.
Full list of Boots stores in the UK that have closed so far:
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
Blackburn 435 Bolton Road, Ewood, Blackburn, BB2 4HY
Barrow-In-Furness 8-10 Risedale Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria , LA13 9RD
Rawtenstall Rawtenstall Health Centre, 161 Bacup Road, Rawtenstall , BB4 7PL
Barrow-In-Furness 15-17 Portland Walk, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1DB
Sheffield 123 Ecclesall Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 8HY
Pershore 28 High Street, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1BG
Westcliff-On-Sea 179-181 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-On-Sea, Essex, SS0 7EL
Canvey Island The Health Centre, Third Avenue, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9SU
Chelmsford 1 The Vineyards Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7QS
Canvey Island Central Canvey PCC, Long Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 0JA
Tilbury 2 St Chads Road, Tilbury, Essex, RM18 8LB
Chelmsford 10-12 Torquay Road, Chelmsford, CM1 6NF
Leigh On Sea 89 The Broadway, Leigh On Sea, Essex, SS9 1PE
Chelmsford 133 Sunrise Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4JW
South Ockendon 17 Derwent Parade, South Ockendon, Essex, RM15 5EF
Chelmsford 51a Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0HY
Sutton Coldfield 80-82 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 5TJ
Sutton Coldfield 31 While Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1ND
Acocks Green 1104 Warwick Road, Acocks Green, Birmingham, B27 6BH
West Heath 11 Alvechurch Road, West Heath, Birmingham, B31 3JP
Sparkhill 553-555 Stratford Road, Sparkhill, Birmingham, B11 4LP
Castle Bromwich 352 Bradford Road, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, B36 9AD
Byker 121-125 Shields Road, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1DN
Hemlington 15 The Viewly Centre, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS8 9JH
Heaton 293/295 Chillingham Road, Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE6 5LL
Peterlee 17 Blackhills Road, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4DW
Gateshead 479 Durham Road, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5EX
Blyth Blyth Community Hospital, Thoroton Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1DX
Hartlepool Hartlepool Community HC, Park Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 7PW
Darlington 23 High Row, Darlington, County Durham, DL3 7QW
Blyth 514 Plessey Road, Newsham, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 4AA
Peterlee 1 Seaside Lane, Easington Colliery, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 3PF
Gateshead Ravensworth Road, Dunston, Gateshead , NE11 9FJ
Winlaton 16 Front Street, Winlaton, Tyne & Wear, NE21 4RE
Prudhoe 77 Front Street, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5PU
Thornaby 12 Wrightson House, Mitchell Avenue, Thornaby, Stockton-On-Tees, Cleveland, TS17 …read more
Source:: Metro
