Chemist and pharmacy chain Boots has revealed almost 300 UK store closures, with more to shut within weeks. Boots have been a pillar of British life since opening their doors in Nottingham in 1849.

The full list of '290' Boots closures includes stores all across the UK. It comes as Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots UK, declared it was seeking to save £618 million

Boots has shared an update about the final phase of store closures as 300 branches are to leave the high street. The closures aim to save £618million for Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots UK.

The chemist and pharmacy chain announced last year that it would close hundreds of branches as part of a plan to reduce its store count up and down the UK.

Boots is in the middle of closing 300 sites and has now revealed that 290 of these branches have shut their doors for good - with the remaining ten stores expected to shut by the end of October

The '290' Boots closures comes as Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Boots UK, declared it was seeking to save £618 million

Boots has been closing its doors for good across the UK ahead of a mass closure programme announced in 2023 - here's the full list of stores already shut