Walgreens is closing stores again in 2026, and if you have been wondering whether your local pharmacy made the list, you are not alone. The drugstore chain has been in the middle of a multiyear downsizing effort since October 2024, when it announced plans to shutter roughly 1,200 underperforming locations over three years. About 500 of those closures happened in 2025 alone.
Here is what we know so far about the Walgreens store closings in 2026, including which locations have already shut their doors and why the cuts keep coming.
Why Is Walgreens Closing Down Stores?
The short answer is money. Walgreens has been squeezed from every direction over the past few years. Drug reimbursement rates have dropped, competition from Amazon and online pharmacies has pulled customers away from physical stores, and theft and safety concerns have made certain locations too expensive to keep open. Foot traffic at brick-and-mortar pharmacies keeps sliding as more people order prescriptions online and get them delivered the same day.
Then came a major ownership change. In 2025, private equity firm Sycamore Partners purchased Walgreens for roughly $10 billion and took the company private, ending its run as a publicly traded business. The new ownership scaled things back. Walgreens now expects to close fewer than 100 stores in 2026, down from earlier internal projections closer to 700, per Inc. The company also shut down a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Houston and confirmed at least 628 layoffs across Illinois and Texas, according to Fast Company.
Walgreens is not the only pharmacy chain shrinking its footprint. CVS has closed more than 1,100 locations since 2022, and Rite Aid shut down entirely through bankruptcy. More than 1,400 stores across various retail chains are expected to close by the end of 2026.
Which Walgreens Stores Are Closing in 2026?
The following Walgreens locations have closed in 2026, according to Inc.:
California
1301 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Florida
12041 Palm Beach Boulevard, Fort Myers, FL 33905
Illinois
2351 E 71st Street, Chicago, IL 60649
8628 S Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL 60619
5503 E State Street, Rockford, IL 61108
108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL 60015
Missouri
11404 St Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044
2202 Chambers Road, St. Louis, MO 63136
New York
120 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
South Carolina
1294 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902
Texas
1805 Greens Road, Houston, TX 77032
Virginia
1301 S Joyce Street, Suite D3, Arlington, VA 22202
Washington
2400 S Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98144
Washington, D.C.
1815 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
Wisconsin
2727 W North Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53208
Walgreens still operates more than 8,500 stores across the country, making it the second-largest pharmacy chain in the U.S. If you are worried about a location near you, check the Walgreens website or call the store directly. When a location closes, prescriptions are typically transferred to the nearest open Walgreens pharmacy.
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