• Walgreens is expected to close almost 100 U.S. stores in 2026.
  • Customers affected by closures can transfer prescriptions to another Walgreens location and should check Walgreens’ website for updates.

If you rely on your local Walgreens for prescriptions, household essentials, or a quick convenience-store run, you may want to check whether your neighborhood location is among the stores closing this year. The pharmacy giant is continuing to shrink its U.S. footprint in 2026, though the number of planned closures is significantly lower than initially expected.

Walgreens is expected to close fewer than 100 stores in 2026. That’s a major reduction from earlier internal projections of 700 closures, according to Inc Magazine.

The closures are part of a broader effort to streamline the company’s operations and improve profitability. In 2024, Walgreens announced plans to close roughly 1,200 underperforming stores over three years. The company has since adjusted its strategy after being acquired by private-equity firm Sycamore Partners and going private in 2025.

Which Walgreens stores have closed in 2026?

Several Walgreens locations have already closed or are scheduled to close nationwide. Here’s a list compiled by Inc Magazine:

Illinois

  • 2351 E. 71st St., Chicago, IL 60649
  • 8628 S. Cottage Grove Ave., Chicago, IL 60619
  • 5503 E. State St., Rockford, IL 61108

Missouri

  • 11404 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044
  • 2202 Chambers Road, St. Louis, MO 63136

New York

  • 120 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11201

South Carolina

  • 1294 Ribaut Road, Beaufort, SC 29902

Texas

  • 1805 Greens Road, Houston, TX 77032

Virginia

  • 1301 S. Joyce St., Suite D3, Arlington, VA 22202

Washington

  • 2400 S. Jackson St., Seattle, WA 98144

Washington, DC

  • 1815 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009

Wisconsin

  • 2727 W. North Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53208

What to know if your Walgreens is closing

Customers whose local Walgreens closes may need to transfer their prescriptions to another nearby Walgreens location by calling the store you’d like to pick up from. And while hundreds of Walgreens locations have closed in recent years, the chain still operates more than 8,000 stores across the U.S. For more information on what to do if their local store is closing, customers can check Walgreens’ website.