C+D exclusively revealed in February that Tesco was shutting ten of its in-store pharmacies “later this year” but at the time, their locations were unknown.
We can now, however, confirm the locations of eight of these pharmacies, most of which have already closed.
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According to Tesco’s website, seven of the pharmacies have already shut their doors, and C+D understands that the eighth will close in mid-August with its last day of business falling on the 16th.
All of the branches are in southeast England, with one in Essex and the rest in London.
C+D approached Tesco for comment, but it did not respond.
It comes after a spokesperson for the supermarket chain told C+D in February that “following a comprehensive review”, it took the “difficult decision” to close a small number of pharmacies “in line with customer demand”.
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“We remain committed to providing our customers with the very best pharmacy services and continue to have a network of over 350 pharmacies across the country open and ready to help,” they added.
Tesco said at the time that it would close 10 pharmacies in total, but the locations would continue to operate as normal until their closure date.
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And it added that there would be clear signage in all impacted stores regarding the closures, as well as information on where customers can locate their nearest alternative pharmacy.
Customers can be assured that there is an alternative Tesco pharmacy within a five-mile radius, it said, adding that it is the supermarket’s priority to support impacted colleagues individually to discuss what the changes mean for them.
List of locations in full
- Beckton, 1 Armada Way, E6 7ER – closed
- Chelmsford, 47-53 Springfield Road, CM2 6QT – closed
- Hackney, 55 Morning Lane, E9 6ND – closed
- Hammersmith, 180 Shepherds Bush Road, W6 7NL – closed
- Kensington, West Cromwell Road, W14 8PB – closing in mid-August
- Leyton, 825 High Road, E10 7AA – closed
- Pinner, 1 Ash Hill Drive, HA5 2AG – closed
- Tottenham, 230 High Road, N15 4AJ – closed
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Meanwhile, the supermarket chain previously announced in April 2023 that it was closing eight of its in-store pharmacies just months after it had first mooted the idea.
The eight locations were all 100-hour pharmacies and the “difficult decision” to close them was made because “the branches [were] not seeing sufficient customer demand to sustain their long opening hours”, Tesco said at the time.
