Boots closures: The full list of opticians shutting down in the UK

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In July Boots announced it will close 48 opticians and cut 4,000 jobs after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.

The decision comes after retail sales tumbled by 48% in the face of the pandemic, despite Boots keeping swathes of its stores open to customers.

Meanwhile, its opticians business saw sales dive by 72%.

Sebastian James, boss at Boots UK, said at the time: "The proposals announced are decisive actions to accelerate our transformation plan, allowing Boots to continue its vital role as part of the UK health system, and ensure profitable long-term growth."

Here is the full list:

1. Ashford

2. Bath

3. Birmingham Longbridge

4. Blackburn

5. Bournemouth Castlepoint

6. Brierly Merry Hill

7. Bromley High Street

8. Catford

9. Chelmsford High Street

10. Chester

11. Colchester Culver Walk

12. Colliers Wood

13. Colwyn Bay

14. Croydon

15. Cwmbran

16. Egham

17. Finchley

18. Fort Dunlop

19. Golders Green

20. Hackney

21. Huddersfield

22. Hyde

23. Ipswich

24. Kingswood

25. Leeds White Rose

26. Leicester Halford Street

27. Lincoln

28. London Piccadilly

29. London Poultry

30. Margate

31. Nantwich

32. New Mersey Speke

33. Norwich Riverside

34. Palmers Green

35. Peterborough Long Causeway

36. Plymstock

37. Poole Branksome

38. Portslade

39. Putney High Street

40. Ramsgate

41. Reading

42. Rugeley

43. Slough

44. Southampton Shirley

45. Strand

46. Welwyn Garden City

47. Wilmslow

48. York Monks Cross