Walgreens announced it was closing a dozen stores in San Francisco because of what it called "increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures" in the latest round of retail store closures in the city.

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in 2025, the company says.

A dozen Walgreens in San Francisco will close in February, following some other pharmacy closures in the Bay Area and across the country.

Walgreens will reportedly close 12 stores in San Francisco next month. According to separate reports in the San Francisco Standard and the San Francisco Chronicle, the

Five Walgreens stores will shutter their doors in Chicago next month, as part of a nationwide series of closures announced by the drugstore chain last year.

Five Chicago Walgreens stores will soon close their doors for good, a company spokesperson confirmed to NBC Chicago Tuesday. The store closures come as the Deerfield-based pharmacy giant plans to close up to 1,