Boots has announced plans to close 300 UK stores in an effort to consolidate branches within "close proximity" of each other.
After axing a number of sites this year, the high street pharmacy will shut the latest stores within the next year. The exact locations of branches have not been confirmed and closures are not expected to lead to redundancies.
An employer of 52,000 people, the move will reduce chain locations from around 2,200 to just 1,900. Boots is also planning to shut 150 branches in the US, with bosses saying the decision aims to "optimise locations".
