Boots does not rule out closure of Worcester High Street store

Boots has revealed the locations of the first lot of stores it will be closing as part of its plan to shut hundreds of sites across the UK over the next year - and Worcester's High Street store is not on this initial list of seven.

But Boots revealed last month it would be closing 300 stores in the UK in the next year and has so far not ruled out the closure of the city's store.

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The health and beauty retailer and pharmacy has previously said stores are being closed due to their close proximity to other sites.

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We approached Boots to ask about the future of Worcester's shop. 

A spokesperson told us Boots was not releasing details of where other stores are closing at this time until they have spoken to staff affected.

A spokesperson for Boots, talking to iNews, also said: “We can confirm that stores listed are part of the Boots store consolidation programme previously announced.

“All team members from these stores will be offered alternative roles.”

• The seven Boots stores closing are:
• Heathside Road, Woking (end of July)
• UEA campus (end of July)
• Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea (1 August)
• Windhill Road, Wakefield (6 October)
• Upper Warrengate, Wakefield (7 October)
• Glastonbury (13 October)
• Guildford Road, Woking (end of October)