Boots to shut high street stores within weeks - is YOUR local closing?

Boots will close stores across the UK

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Sarra Gray

By Sarra Gray


Published: 30/10/2023

- 14:25

Updated: 31/10/2023

- 13:06

Boots will close stores before the end of the year

High street favourite Boots will shut more stores following several closures earlier this year.

Some of the branches will cease trading as soon as this week.


Locations in Great Yarmouth, Darlington, Plymouth and Exeter have been confirmed to close in November.

A Darlington branch will shut this week, on Friday, November 3.

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Shoppers will see the closures across the UK

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Boots store closures

Gorleston - Great Yarmouth

High Row - Darlington

Mudge Way - Plymouth

Mount Pleasant - Exeter

Kirkby in Ashfield - Nottingham

Front Street - Prudhoe

Lurgan - Northern Ireland

The chain announced in June it would reduce the number of UK stores in the UK.

It shared plans to drop from around 2,200 to 1,900 branches.

Some UK stores have already closed in October.

This year, stores have shut in Holywell, Windhill Road, Upper Warrengate, Glastonbury and Guildford Road.

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This comes as it was announced that 300 stores will close

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Boots stores in Salford Shopping Centre, The Port Arcades Shopping Centre and King William Street London have also closed, among others.

A spokesperson said: "Evolving the store estate in this way allows Boots to concentrate its team members where they are needed and focus investment more acutely in individual stores with the ambition of consistently delivering an excellent and reliable service in a fresh and up-to-date environment."

This comes as Clarks confirmed it will close five stores before the end of the year.

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