Walgreens said the 1,200 closures of the 8,500 stores in the U.S. over the next three years include 300 stores “previously approved” under a company “transformational cost management program.” Walgreens said about 500 stores will close in its fiscal 2025, which began Sept. 1 of this year.

The pharmacy giant said it would close the stores over the next three years and plans to “redeploy” the majority of the workers at the closed stores.