MILWAUKEE — A second Walgreens store in Milwaukee will close in December, this time at N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr and W. Hadley Street in Milwaukee’s Harambee neighborhood. The store will close on December 5.
The announcement comes days after resident found out Walgreens is also closing the store at N. 91st and W. Appleton on December 3.
Walgreens provided the following statement regarding the closures to WTMJ:
“Our retail pharmacy business is central to our go-forward business strategy. However, increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures are weighing on our ability to cover the costs associated with rent, staffing, and supply needs. It is never an easy decision to close a store. We know that our stores are important to the communities that we serve, and therefore do everything possible to improve the store performance. When closures are necessary, like these two in Milwaukee, we will work in partnership with community stakeholders to minimize customer disruptions. We intend to redeploy the majority of our team members from those stores that we close.”
Alders Milele Coggs and Lamont Westmoreland both put out statements to their respective constituencies regarding alternate options for pharmaceutical services.
The planned closures come after the abrupt closure of store at S. Layton Blvd. and W. National Ave. on October 22 “due to several incidents of criminal activity at this store”. Walgreens had already planned on closing this location on November 3.
The closures come amid Walgreens plans to close over 1200 stores by 2027, with 500 stores targeted for closure in 2025.
