The pharmacy retail industry is struggling.
CVS, the chain with over 9,000 locations across the US, confirmed to DailyMail.com that 270 locations would shutter this year.
The closures, which the company initially announced in October 2024, have been underway in several states, with Alabama, New York, Maryland, and Missouri seeing the largest number of closures.
A concerned customer wrote on Reddit: ‘Where will 540 pharmacists and 810 technicians go then?’
CVS said it does not comment on which locations will close. But the plan is part of a years-long strategy to right-size the number of pharmacy locations.
In 2021, the company started shuttering 300 stores each year. CVS shuttered 900 US locations in three years.
But it also opened over 100 new locations, including 30 inside of Target locations.
‘We’re focused on ensuring we have the right kinds of stores and the right number of stores in the right locations,’ a CVS spokesperson told DailyMail.com.
“In the Book of Revelation, “pharmakeia” refers to sorcery or magic, often associated with the use of drugs. It implies that the practices of drug use and manipulation were significant in the context of the downfall of Babylon, symbolizing deception and control over nations”