Walgreens Closures Slow as Strategy Shifts | Washington DC News

Walgreens is quietly shuttering a dozen stores nationwide—mostly in the Northeast—with closures accelerating since its August 2025 buyout by Sycamore Partners. While the ripple effects hit local shoppers hard, the company’s revised 2026 plan now projects fewer than 100 closures, down from a terrifying 700—signaling a strategic pivot after the private equity takeover. Thank you to our sponsor Garrett Waller Performance: http://coaching.garrettwaller.com Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c5fda93cd62f321c