Walgreens to Close In-Store Clinics, Making Way for New Services

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said it will close 157 of its retail clinics by the end of the year as it focuses on cutting costs and expanding other retail partnerships.

The clinics offer basic health-care services for vaccinations, health tests and minor injuries. Walgreens plans to keep about 220 in-store clinics operated by outside health organizations.

“We’ve taken the decision to exit our wholly-owned, loss-making clinics, but we will continue to work with our local health system partners,” co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay said on a conference call with analysts.

Walgreens, which operates about 9,000 pharmacies around the U.S., is ...