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Walgreens To Shut Down West Chester Location Amid Nationwide Cuts
Pharmacy options will narrow for Philly area residents in the coming weeks.
WEST CHESTER, PA — A West Chester Walgreens location is among several of the pharmacy giant's chains that will shut down permanently amid nationwide cuts, officials announced this week.
The store on 10 E. Street Road will close for good on May 22.
Three other stores are shutting down in southeastern Pennsylvania. Their final day is listed as well:
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- 3300 Dekalb Pike, Norristown – May 19
- 690 2nd Street Pike, Southampton – May 22
- 2727 W. Cheltenham Avenue Wyncote – May 15
The rash of closings comes in the wake of Illinois-based Walgreens Boots Alliance third-quarter earnings report.
In that report, Walgreens executives said the company is "launching a U.S. retail pharmacy action plan to invest in and deliver an improved customer and patient experience across channels" while "simplifying and focusing the U.S. Healthcare portfolio."
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The company also lowered its fiscal 2024 adjusted earnings per share guidance to $2.80 to $2.95 to reflect "challenging pharmacy industry trends and a worse-than-expected U.S. consumer environment."
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