Pharmacy Chain Announces Closure of Multiple Massachusetts Locations

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Walgreens Pharmacy Announces the Closure of More Massachusetts Stores

Due to a "mixture of factors" Walgreens has announced the closure of another Massachusetts location, this time in North Adams. The announcement comes just days after the closure of another store in Roxbury, Massachusetts on January 31. In the past 18 months, the chain has closed a separate location in Roxbury, along with Hyde Park, Mattapan.

In a statement to The Berkshire Eagle regarding the North Adams closure, a spokesperson said the following:

"Walgreens is in the process of creating the right network of stores in the right locations...When faced with the difficult decision to close a location, several factors are taken into account, including our existing footprint of stores, dynamics of the local market, and changes in the buying habits of our patients and customers, among other reasons"