Boots closures: The full list of opticians shutting down in the UK

In July Boots announced it will close 48 opticians and cut 4,000 jobs after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown.

The decision comes after retail sales tumbled by 48% in the face of the pandemic, despite Boots keeping swathes of its stores open to customers.

Meanwhile, its opticians business saw sales dive by 72%.

Sebastian James, boss at Boots UK, said at the time: "The proposals announced are decisive actions to accelerate our transformation plan, allowing Boots to continue its vital role as part of the UK health system, and ensure profitable long-term growth."

Here is the full list:

1. Ashford
2. Bath
3. Birmingham Longbridge
4. Blackburn
5. Bournemouth Castlepoint
6. Brierly Merry Hill
7. Bromley High Street
8. Catford
9. Chelmsford High Street
10. Chester
11. Colchester Culver Walk
12. Colliers Wood
13. Colwyn Bay
14. Croydon
15. Cwmbran
16. Egham
17. Finchley
18. Fort Dunlop
19. Golders Green
20. Hackney
21. Huddersfield
22. Hyde
23. Ipswich
24. Kingswood
25. Leeds White Rose
26. Leicester Halford Street
27. Lincoln
28. London Piccadilly
29. London Poultry
30. Margate
31. Nantwich
32. New Mersey Speke
33. Norwich Riverside
34. Palmers Green
35. Peterborough Long Causeway
36. Plymstock
37. Poole Branksome
38. Portslade
39. Putney High Street
40. Ramsgate
41. Reading
42. Rugeley
43. Slough
44. Southampton Shirley
45. Strand
46. Welwyn Garden City
47. Wilmslow
48. York Monks Cross