BusinessBoots closures: The full list of opticians shutting down in the UKBoots will close a number of opticians across London Mark Shapland10 September 2020In 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: Ashford Bath Birmingham Longbridge Blackburn Bournemouth Castlepoint Brierly Merry Hill Bromley High Street Catford Chelmsford High Street Chester Colchester Culver Walk Colliers Wood Colwyn Bay Croydon Cwmbran Egham Finchley Fort Dunlop Golders Green Hackney Huddersfield Hyde Ipswich Kingswood Leeds White Rose Leicester Halford Street Lincoln London Piccadilly London Poultry Margate Nantwich New Mersey Speke Norwich Riverside Palmers Green Peterborough Long Causeway Plymstock Poole Branksome Portslade Putney High Street Ramsgate Reading Rugeley Slough Southampton Shirley Strand Welwyn Garden City Wilmslow York Monks Cross MORE ABOUTBoots