Walgreens Is Closing 29 Locations in May. Is a Location Near You on the List?

Walgreens has continued its downsizing efforts, with the CVS competitor announcing that it is closing 29 locations this month alone. These 29 locations affect customers in 13 states. Is a store near you on the list?

List of Walgreens Closures in May 2025

Newsweek reports that last year, the pharmacy chain declared that it would close 1,200 locations nationwide over the following three years, with about 500 of those closing in 2025.

The parent company, Walgreens Boots Alliance, revealed in March that it had reached a $10 billion deal to be purchased by the retail-focused private equity firm Sycamore Partners. According to CEO Tim Wentworth, the closures were intended to strengthen the company’s lucrative sites by targeting “unprofitable” outlets.

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According to the outlet, the following locations are confirmed to be slated for closure:

California:

• 164 W. Jackson St., Hayward, California – Closing May 22
• 14100 Blossom Hill Road, Los Gatos, California – Closing May 22

Colorado:

• 7665 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood, Colorado – Closing May 22

Connecticut:

• 922 Silver Lane, East Hartford, Connecticut – Closing May 20
• 157 Main St., East Haven, Connecticut – Closing May 22
• 1350 Stanley St., New Britain, Connecticut – Closing May 19
• 173 Danbury Road, New Milford, Connecticut – Closing May 21

Florida:

• 5340 Soutel Drive, Jacksonville, Florida – Closing May 19

Georgia:

• 2065 S. Hairston Road, Decatur, Georgia – Closing May 22
• 2500 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia – Closing May 19
• 4305 Mercer University Drive, Macon, Georgia – Closing May 21
• 2220 Hewatt Road, Snellville, Georgia – Closing May 20
• 5320 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, Georgia – Closing May 19

Indiana:

• 5095 E. Thompson Road, Indianapolis, Indiana – Closing May 20

Maryland:

• 6 S. Maryln Ave., Essex, Maryland – Closing May 20

Massachusetts:

• 624 Waverly St., Framingham, Massachusetts – Closing May 19
• 32 Main St., Lakeville, Massachusetts – Closing May 21
• 229 Andover St., Peabody, Massachusetts – Closing May 20
• 59 Boston St., Salem, Massachusetts – Closing May 19

New Jersey:

• 504 Kings Highway N. Cherry Hill, New Jersey – Closing May 19

New York:

• 5008 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, New York (Duane Reade Store) – Closing May 21
• 1 Fitzgerald Drive, Middletown, New York – Closing May 21

North Carolina:

• 9005 Richlands Highway, Richlands, North Carolina – Closing May 21
• 830 Spring Lane, Sanford, North Carolina – Closing May 20

Pennsylvania:

• 3300 Dekalb Pike, Norristown, Pennsylvania – Closing May 19
• 690 Second Street Pike, Southampton, Pennsylvania – Closing May 22
• 10 E. Street Road, West Chester, Pennsylvania – Closing May 22
• 2727 W. Cheltenham Ave., Wyncote, Pennsylvania – Closing May 15

Texas:

• 1060 W. Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, Texas – Closing May 21

Purchasing Rite Aid Properties

The news of these closures comes shortly after it was announced that Rite Aid was selling 1,000 of its real estate inventory to its former competitors, including CVS and Walgreens.

CVS Pharmacy is currently taking the majority portion. The nation’s largest pharmacy company is looking to purchase 64 Rite Aid locations in the Pacific Northwest and 625 more in 15 states. Giant Eagle, Albertsons, Kroger, and Walgreens are other interested parties.

Earlier this month, Rite Aid declared bankruptcy. The failing pharmacy filed for Chapter 11 protection for the second time in less than two years. The company plans to sell its pharmacy business by June, and the bankruptcy court has approved the deal.

“These agreements ensure our pharmacy customers will experience a smooth transition while preserving jobs for some of our valued team members,” Rite Aid CEO Matt Schroeder said, per the New York Post.

In October 2023, Rite Aid was compelled to declare bankruptcy for the first time. The company’s already growing debt was made worse by a number of court disputes involving allegations that it had unlawfully filled opioid prescriptions.

Rite Aid was experiencing the same business slump as the drugstore sector as a whole. The reduction in reimbursement rates from pharmacy benefit managers led to a decline in medication profit margins and a decrease in consumer spending in retailers. To reduce expenses, even the company’s primary competitor, CVS, was forced to fire about 3,000 employees last year.