Still no word on Walgreens, Big Lots

It was a few weeks ago news came from the corporate headquarters of Walgreens pharmacies in Deerfield, Ill., and Big Lots in Columbus, Ohio, that they would be closing some of their stores.

Both companies have locations in Clovis.

A request for information from Walgreens media office was answered with an email statement from Megan Boyd, senior manager, Walgreens media relations:

“Approximately 25% of Walgreens stores are not contributing to our long-term strategy. We’re finalizing an optimization program that we expect will include closing a significant portion of these locations over the next three years,” Boyd wrote.

She went on to note the corporation is “also taking a series of actions and making investments to enhance the customer and patient experience.” 

“While we cannot announce any specific closures right now, when we make the decision to close a store, we have processes in place to ease the transition for the communities affected,” Boyd wrote.

A request for information from Big Lots media office about the Clovis store was not answered.