The pharmacy chain is pulling down the shutters on its site in Rhos on Sea in March next year.

The retailer will then close its shop in Colywn Bay the following month.

In a statement, MP David Jones branded the closures “hugely bad news for the local community”.

He said: “This is not a case of simple shop closures.
“Pharmacies play an important role in the delivery of health care, and many people will be extremely worried as to how they will be able to obtain essential medicines.”

He added: “It is another body blow for the local retail economy.

“The Colwyn Bay store is an important element of the once-vibrant Station Road shopping centre, which has already seen the closure of several other prominent stores, including WHSmith.”

It comes after Boots announced plans to reduce the number of stores it has from 2,200 to 1,900.
A number of branches have already closed, including in Flintshire, Wales.

Sites have also shut in Leicester, York, Plymouth and Exeter, while stores in Wigan and Norwich will close in early 2024.

The full list of 300 locations closing has not been revealed but locations at risk are those with more than one branch near to each other.

Residents have been left devastated at the news of the closures.

One, commenting on the closure of their branch in Pemberton, Wigan, said: “Whatever the reason, it’s very bad news.”