Walgreens Boots Alliance announced in October 2024 its plans to close approximately 1,200 stores across the United States as the pharmacy chain struggles with slumping consumer spending. At the time, the chain said the closures would occur within three years, starting with about 500 stores being shuttered in fiscal year 2025, which ends in August.

Bankrupt pharmacy chain Rite Aid has now marked more than 470 stores for closure, comprising more than a third of all of its locations.