Walgreens is closing stores in 2026. Just not nearly as many as it once planned. The pharmacy chain, which operates thousands of locations across the United States, now expects to shutter fewer than 100 stores this year.
The scaling back of the 2026 closure count is attributed, at least in part, to the change in ownership. Under Sycamore's stewardship, the company has shifted toward a tighter store optimisation strategy, targeting underperforming locations rather than executing a broad network reduction.
