Walgreens Announces Plans To Close 200 Stores Across U.S.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business
(CNN) — Walgreens will close about 200 locations across the United States as part of its plan to cut costs.
After buying roughly half of Rite Aid’s stores two years ago, Walgreens expanded its American footprint to more than 9,500 stores. The planned closures represent less than 3% of Walgreens locations.
The closures will cause “minimal disruption to customers and patients,” Walgreens said in a statement.The company will also find jobs fo