Lloyds Pharmacy at Sainsbury's Sale to close

Lloyds Pharmacy inside Sainsbury’s Sale on Curzon Road is set to close as the pharmacy withdraws its services from hundreds of stores.

Lloyds Pharmacy inside Sainsbury’s Sale on Curzon Road is set to close later this year

The pharmacy in Sale is just one of 237 branches which will close across the UK.

It has been confirmed that Lloyds Pharmacies that are not based in Sainsbury’s will remain open.

A Sainsbury’s spokesperson said: “Lloyds Pharmacy is withdrawing pharmacy services from our stores over the coming months.

“We will work with them to ensure customers are clear on how they can access an alternative pharmacy provision to meet their needs.”

Staff at Lloyds in Sale are said to be “deeply upset” at the news, with many of its staff having worked for the company for over 20 years. It is expected that current staff will remain in post until its closure, in order to secure a redundancy package. 

The supermarket chain struck a deal to sell its pharmacy business to Lloyds Pharmacy in 2015 for £125m.

At the time it meant that around 2,500 Sainsbury’s pharmacy staff transferred to Lloyds.

Chief executive officer of Lloyds Pharmacy Kevin Birch said the decision to pull out of Sainsbury’s stores was not “an easy one”.

He continued: “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.”

It is currently unknown when exactly when Sale’s Lloyds Pharmacy will close but it is highly likely to be this year.