Sainsbury's set to lose 237 in-store pharmacies in huge change

20 January 2023, 11:43 | Updated: 20 January 2023, 12:29

Sainsbury's has some big changes coming to their supermarkets. Picture: Alamy

By Naomi Bartram

There will be a massive change in Sainsbury’s stores as LloydsPharmacy will disappear – see the full list of branches affected.

There is set to be a huge change to Sainsbury’s stores up and down the country as LloydsPharmacy will be axed.

Affecting 237 supermarkets, the chemists will be phased out over several months, the supermarket has confirmed.

Sainsbury's struck a deal to sell its pharmacy business to LloydsPharmacy in 2015 for a price of £125 million.

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This meant 2,500 pharmacy staff transferred from Sainsbury's to Lloyds, but now all of them will stop operating.

LloydsPharmacy will be removed from all Sainsbury's stores. Picture: PA Images

LloydsPharmacy stores that aren't based in Sainsbury's will continue to stay open as normal.

Bosses have said they are ‘exploring options’ for each branch individually and will confirm exact closure plans over the course of the year branch-by-branch.

Kevin Birch, chief executive officer of LloydsPharmacy, said: “This decision has not been an easy one and we understand that our patients and customers may have questions about how the change will affect them.

“We would like to thank them for their continued support and assure them that we are committed to providing a smooth transition over the coming months.

“I am very grateful to all our colleagues for their dedication to our patients, customers and communities.”