Walgreens layoffs hit 256 workers in another round of cuts

Walgreens layoffs hit 256 workers in another round of cuts 
Modern Healthcare; by Katherine Davis; 10/29/24 
Walgreens Boots Alliance is laying off more employees in another round of corporate personnel cuts. The struggling pharmacy chain is laying off 256 employees, or 3.6%, of its support center team employees and cutting about 215 open and unfilled roles, Walgreens spokesman Fraser Engerman confirmed Tuesday in a statement to Crain’s. Engerman said the cuts reflect Deerfield-based Walgreens’ efforts to turn around the business and its recent decision to focus on its core retail pharmacy business. ... This latest round of layoffs follows a fiscal year full of billion-dollar losses, store closure announcements and cost-cutting initiatives.