Walgreens closes stores across a dozen states including New York and New Jersey

Nypost · Aug 04, 2026 · 374 words · By Taylor Herzlich

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Walgreens closes stores across a dozen states including NY and New Jersey See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Walgreens closes stores across a dozen states including NY and New Jersey See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google Walgreens has shuttered stores across at least a dozen states, including New York and New Jersey, as part of a multiyear plan to cut costs and close underperforming locations.

Common ground

The Chicago-based pharmacy chain first announced plans in October 2024 to close roughly 1,200 underperforming stores over the next three years – including 500 locations in 2025 alone – in an effort to slash $1 billion in costs.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that So far this year, Walgreens has shuttered more than a dozen locations across California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington State, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin, as well as two in New Jersey’s Bergen County and one in Brooklyn?
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/lifestyle/walgreens-closes-stores-in-ny-new-jersey…

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Claim 1: “So far this year, Walgreens has shuttered more than a dozen locations across California, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington State, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin, as well as two in New Jersey’s Bergen County and one in Brooklyn”

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While general closures are corroborated, the specific list of states and the exact count of stores in Bergen County and Brooklyn are not independently verified by the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Your go-to for Pharmacy, Health & Wellness and Photo products. Refill prescriptions online, order items for delivery or store pickup, and create Photo Gifts.
https://www.walgreens.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Find a Walgreens store near you. Flu COVID-19 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Shingles Pneumococcal (Pneumonia) Show all vaccines & immunizations Cholera Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B (Hep A/B) Hepati…
https://www.walgreens.com/storelocator/find.jsp

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web search NEUTRAL — Walgreens Pharmacy location at 12 N NORTHWEST HWY, PALATINE, IL 60067 with address, opening hours, phone number, directions, and more with an interactive map and up-to-date information.
https://walgreens.pharmacylocationmaps.com/en/location/22362…

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Claim 2: “Walgreens – which boasts roughly 8,500 stores nationwide – is still the country’s second-largest pharmacy chain”

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Wikipedia and web search results both confirm Walgreens is the second-largest pharmacy chain in the US and has approximately 8,000-8,500 stores.

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web search NEUTRAL — Walgreens has also shut down some larger facilities, including a nearly 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Houston. Even after the recent closures, Walgreens remains the second-largest pharmac…
https://tiphero.com/trending/walgreens-closing-its-stores-se…

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web search NEUTRAL — The pharmacy chain has closed stores across at least a dozen states and Washington, D.C. this year as part of a broader push to consolidate around its strongest-performing locations.
https://blackamericaweb.com/2026/08/05/walgreens-closing-sto…

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web search NEUTRAL — Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building tru…
https://www.linkedin.com/company/walgreens

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Claim 3: “Affected customers will be eligible for 90 days of free prescription delivery service following the closures”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding 90 days of free prescription delivery.

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Claim 4: “now expects to close fewer than 100 stores this year, according to Inc.com”

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Three separate web sources confirm that Walgreens now expects to close fewer than 100 stores in 2026 (the current/upcoming year mentioned in context), down from 700.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Rudolph Walgreen Jr. (March 4, 1906 – February 10, 2007) was an American businessman who was the president of Walgreens from 1939 until 1963 and the chairman of the board from 1963 until 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rudolph_Walgreen_Jr.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walgreens is an American pharmacy store chain headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. It is the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States, behind CVS Pharmacy. Walgreens operates 8,000 stores s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) was an American multinational holding company headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. The company was formed on December 31, 2014, after Walgreens bought the 55% sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walgreens_Boots_Alliance

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Claim 5: “all its pharmacies nationwide have access to customers’ prescription, insurance and medication records”

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Two independent reports confirm that Walgreens pharmacies nationwide have access to customer prescription, insurance, and medication records.

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web search NEUTRAL — Walgreens has said that customers of impacted stores do not need to take any action to transfer their prescriptions to another location, since all its pharmacies nationwide have access to customers’ p…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/lifestyle/walgreens-closes-sto…

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the company, Walgreens pharmacies nationwide have access to customers' prescription records, insurance information and medication histories. Customers can refill prescriptions at another …
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2026/08/04/walgreens-…

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Claim 6: “including 500 locations in 2025 alone – in an effort to slash $1 billion in costs”

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Multiple sources confirm the plan to close 500 stores in 2025 as part of a $1 billion cost-cutting initiative.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 large-cap companies (including two share classes of stock from three of …
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Claim 7: “In 2024, when the company announced the plan, Walgreens execs told analysts that one in four of its stores are unprofitable”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding executives stating that one in four stores are unprofitable.

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Claim 8: “The Chicago-based pharmacy chain first announced plans in October 2024 to close roughly 1,200 underperforming stores over the next three years”

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Three independent news sources (Newsweek, NPR, and another report) confirm the October 2024 announcement to close approximately 1,200 stores over three years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Rudolph Walgreen (October 9, 1873 – December 11, 1939) was an American businessman and the founder of Walgreens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rudolph_Walgreen

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Claim 9: “last year, after the company went private following an acquisition by private-equity firm Sycamore Partners”

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Multiple web sources report that Sycamore Partners acquired Walgreens and took the company private in August 2025.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sycamore Partners is an American private equity firm based in New York specializing in retail and consumer investments. The firm has approximately $10 billion in aggregate committed capital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Partners

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Claim 10: “Walgreens has shuttered stores across at least a dozen states, including New York and New Jersey”

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Multiple sources confirm store closures across multiple states, specifically mentioning New Jersey and New York (Brooklyn/Bronx).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Rudolph Walgreen (October 9, 1873 – December 11, 1939) was an American businessman and the founder of Walgreens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rudolph_Walgreen

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eva de la Caridad Méndez (, Spanish: [ˈeβa ðe la kaɾiˈðað ˈmendes]; born March 5, 1974), known professionally as Eva Mendes, is an American former actress. Her acting career began in the late 1990s wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Mendes

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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.