Whereas Walgreens has introduced that a few of their backside 25% of performing shops will doubtless be shutting down, the corporate reached out to KFIZ to advise {that a} checklist going round on some media websites isn’t correct, and in reality no shops have but been chosen to be closed.
KFIZ had reported that the 20 west Pioneer retailer in Fond du Lac was on the checklist to be closed, however now with this assertion from Walgreens, its famous that, as of now, they don’t seem to be on any checklist to be shut down, neither is any of the Fond du Lac areas. Under is the official press launch from Walgreens Co.
Roughly 25% of Walgreens shops are usually not contributing to our long-term technique. We’re finalizing an optimization program that we anticipate will embody closing a good portion of those areas over the following three years. We’re additionally taking a collection of actions and making investments to reinforce the shopper and affected person expertise.
Whereas we can not announce any particular closures proper now, once we make the choice to shut a retailer, we’ve processes in place to ease the transition for the communities affected.