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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Lloyds Pharmacy to close all 237 Sainsbury’s outlets

A sign for Sainsbury's and Lloyds Pharmacy on a large Sainsbury's supermarket in King's Lynn, Norfolk
Sainsbury’s said the closures would take place over the coming months. Photograph: UrbanImages/Alamy

Lloyds Pharmacy is closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets amid fears of insufficient government funding for the industry.

The group said it was making the closures – which are thought to affect about 2,000 jobs – “in response to changing market conditions”, adding it was “currently exploring options for each individual branch”.

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