While Walgreens is closing some locations around the country, its multi-year turnaround plan may not go as deep as first thought.
Mike Snider of USA Today reported Wednesday that, while Walgreens acknowledged some store closings, there may not be as many closures as initially anticipated.
According to Snider’s report, the drugstore chain – bought by Sycamore Parters in August 2025 — has closed about a dozen locations recently, according to business news site Inc. and local media reports. Before the acquisition, Walgreens said it planned to close about 1,200 underperforming stores across the U.S. as part of a turnaround strategy, according to the report.
Sycamore Partners, which had previously acquired retailers such as Staples, Talbots and Nine West, has slowed the closures after several hundred Walgreens locations were shuttered, Inc. reported. At the time of the acquisition, Snider reported, Walgreens reported 8,500 locations in the U.S.; it currently lists about 8,000.
Walgreens now expects to close fewer than 100 stores in 2026, lower than the earlier internal plans to close as many as 700, Inc. reported.
Walgreens confirmed to USA TODAY a list of one dozen locations that have closed recently or are set to close. According to a list Walgreens provided to USA Today, closures can be expected in Washington, D.C., Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
