Pharmacy group to shut 190 stores
Lloyds Pharmacy has confirmed plans to close around 190 "commercially unviable" pharmacies in a move that is expected to result in hundreds of job losses.
The Coventry-headquartered group blamed "changes to government policy" for the decision, which will result in around one in eight of its sites closing.
Cormac Tobin, managing director of Celesio UK, which owns Lloyds Pharmacy, said: "Changes to government policy on reimbursement and retrospective clawbacks over the past two years have gradually made operations at many LloydsPh... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...
