Walgreens closing 5 Chicago stores on South and West sides

Why is Walgreens closing so many stores? What to know as 5 Chicago locations shutter
The Deerfield-based pharmacy giant plans to close as many as 1,200 in the coming years, with 5 Chicago stores on the latest list.
5 Walgreens stores closing on Chicago's South, West sides: 'We need it in our communities'
The locations closing are as follows: - 3405 S. King Drive in Bronzeville - 4005 W. 26th St. in Little Village - 7111 S. Western Ave. in South Shore - 7109 S. Jeffery Blvd. in South Shore - 9148 S. Commercial Ave. in South Chicago
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.
Walgreens announces it will close 12 stores across San Francisco
Walgreens announced it was closing a dozen stores in San Francisco because of what it called "increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures" in the latest round of retail store closures in the city.
Walgreens to close its store in this Connecticut town at end of January
Walgreens is planning to close its store in Canterbury on Jan. 29, but it will still have more than 100 stores in Connecticut.
5 Chicago Walgreens stores to close next month
Five Walgreens stores will shutter their doors in Chicago next month, as part of a nationwide series of closures announced by the drugstore chain last year.
Walgreens says locking up products to prevent shoplifting hurts sales
Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.
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Walgreens CEO says locking up merchandise harmed sales
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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.
Walgreens closing one of its Tallahassee locations
Nine Walgreens locations operate in Tallahassee. In 2017, Walgreens closed its location at Tennessee and Monroe streets — one of the busiest intersections in the capital city — after only four years ...
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Anti-shoplifting effort is hurting sales, Walgreens CEO says
"When you lock things up … you don't sell as many of them," Tim Wentworth said during the company's latest earnings call.
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Walgreens CEO Admits Locking Items Up Was Bad For Business, Consumers React
Many consumers are using the news as an opportunity to air out their grievances about their Walgreens shopping experiences.