Boots has announced further closures as it looks to reduce its number of high street stores.
The health and cosmetics company plans to reduce its total number of shops in the UK from 2,200 to 1,900. In most cases, Boots claims shoppers should have an alternative store less than three miles away.
More than 200 stores were closed in 2019 and 2020 across 18 months. Boots also announced 48 opticians will close with the loss of 4,000 jobs.
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Speaking at the time of the announcement in June last year, Boots' owner Walgreens Boots Alliance said: "Evolving the store estate in this way allows Boots to concentrate its team members where they are needed and focus investment more acutely in individual stores with the ambition of consistently delivering an excellent and reliable service in a fresh and up to date environment."
In the next wave of closures, Liverpool's Landford Avenue store will shuts its doors in February. The following will also be closing this year: