LloydsPharmacy closed all 237 of its in-store pharmacies within Sainsbury’s by June 2023 due to "changing market conditions," financial pressures, and a strategic shift by its owner, Aurelius. The closures followed a review by Lloyds, which had acquired the pharmacy business from Sainsbury's in 2015, amid declining profitability and insufficient government funding for the pharmacy sector.
No, Sainsbury's no longer has in-store pharmacies because LloydsPharmacy, which operated them, withdrew from all Sainsbury's locations throughout 2023 due to changing market conditions, so you'll need to find a standalone pharmacy for prescriptions. You can still buy general over-the-counter medicines and health products in Sainsbury's supermarkets.
However, it seems likely that challenging funding conditions will have contributed to the move. The multiple came to the decision after conducting “a strategic review of its operations in response to changing market conditions”, it told C+D.
All 237 Lloydspharmacy branches based in Sainsbury's stores will be permanently closed by tomorrow (June 13), C+D can exclusively reveal. In January, C+D exclusively revealed that Lloydspharmacy would withdraw pharmacy services from all 237 Sainsbury's in-store pharmacy branches “over the course of 2023”.
Pharmacies are closing due to a combination of severe financial pressures (funding cuts, rising operating costs, inflation), severe staff shortages (especially pharmacists), increasing competition (online retailers), and difficulties in obtaining medication, pushing independent pharmacies to the brink and leading large chains to cut branches, often impacting vulnerable, deprived areas the most.
Lloyd's Pharmacy leaving all Sainsbury's supermarket
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Tesco pharmacies are closing down primarily due to low customer demand not sustaining long opening hours, leading to restructuring plans aimed at keeping the business competitive in a changing market, with specific closures targeting large pharmacies previously open 100 hours a week that weren't busy enough. These decisions, part of broader changes in the UK pharmacy sector, aim to focus resources and improve profitability, though they raise concerns about patient access.
Long shifts, on-call weekends, and unrealistic expectations are driving burnout. Studies show that up to 70% of pharmacists experience job dissatisfaction due to high work demands, lack of support, and burnout. It's no wonder the profession is losing people.
The supermarket chain reported that sales and profits grew over the year to March. It also comes after Sainsbury's announced in January plans to close of all of its in-store cafes and the loss of 3,000 jobs.
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Pharmacists endure significant professional stress, which could lead to job burnout [3,4]. Work stress is defined as a state in which one or more variables interfere with a worker's physical, psychological, or social stability [5].
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“Relentless tax and cost increases are forcing high street and community businesses to use all their available cash to pay the bills. They simply don't have the means to invest and grow, which impacts us all. “One of the major barriers to high street investment and regeneration is the outdated business rates system.
