2 more Walgreen stores to close in Oakland

Walgreens turnaround continues with 450 stores to be closed this year
Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.
Walgreens, Macy’s and Kohl’s to close stores across the Bay Area
Retailers to shutter nearly 20 underperforming locations as part of a national downsizing strategy in the industry.
Walgreens closing 12 stores in San Francisco; Bayview-Hunters Point neighborhood losing last 2 stores
Walgreens announced it was closing a dozen stores in San Francisco and in the city's Bayview and Hunters Point neighborhoods, its two remaining Walgreens are among those slated to close. Andrea Nakano reports.
More closures: 2 more Walgreens stores to close in Oakland
Less than a week after Walgreens confirmed the upcoming closure of a large batch of San Francisco locations, KTVU has learned two stores in Oakland have been added to the list.
Two Walgreens stores set to close in Oakland
Two Walgreens stores are closing in Oakland next month, the pharmacy store confirmed to KRON4. The locations that will shut down are 5055 Telegraph Ave. and 301 E 18th St. The
Walgreens closing five stores on South, West sides of Chicago
Walgreens plans to close five stores on the South and West sides of Chicago next month, drawing criticism from local leaders. Four of the stores are on the South Side and one is on the West Side. The closings are part of the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy chain’s plan to shutter 1,
As Walgreens closes more Bay Area stores, CEO says ‘locking things up’ hurts sales
Walgreens is moving forward with plans to close additional Bay Area locations after the company’s CEO expressed concerns over lost sales from locking up items like deodorant and shampoo to combat widespread shoplifting affecting pharmacy chains nationwide.
Local Walgreens store says it’s closing permanently
As Walgreens struggles to make a comeback, it's planning to close around 1,200 locations – and at least one of them is here.
Walgreens to close 5 Chicago stores amid significant company changes
NOTE: The video above is from Oct. 2024 when the company announced it would shutter up to 1,200 stores Walgreens will close five Chicago stores in the coming weeks, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC Chicago.
Walgreens CEO just now realizes locked shelves were a bad idea
Walgreens’ strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M’s — to deter theft has backfired, according to ...
Walgreens CEO says locking up products hurt sales
Walgreens’ plan to combat increasing theft by locking products up at their stores has hurt sales, the company’s CEO said in a ...
Walgreens CEO reveals anti-theft measures of locking up products had the opposite effect
CEO Tim Wentworth admitted in a recent fiscal report call that combatting shoplifting by locking up items has led to customer dissatisfaction.
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Cigna, Centene, Walgreens drop out of J.P. Morgan conference
Cigna and Centene were among a dozen companies that appeared on the initial JPM agenda that have bowed out of the conference.
Walgreens CEO admits downside to locking up items
Many retail stores across the Bay Area have turned to locking up commonly stolen items to prevent against shoplifting. But there is a downside to that tactic, Walgreens CEO Tim ...
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Walgreens targets PBM contracts, moves ahead with VillageMD sale
Walgreens' sale of its majority stake in primary and multispecialty care provider VillageMD is underway, CEO Tim Wentworth ...
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Walgreens CEO says locking up merchandise harmed sales
"When you lock things up … you don't sell as many of them. We've kind of proven that pretty conclusively," Wentworth said. "I ...
Walgreens branches closing soon in California: Complete list and closing date
Walgreens announced it was closing around 500 locations this year, and there are a dozen branches that will soon be shuttered ...