Boots chemist in Cliftonville is expected to close next January, staff have been informed.
Earlier this year the pharmacy chain’s US-owners said they would be shutting around 300 branches in a bid to consolidate the business.
The stores affected are generally within 2km of another branch. Boots has outlets in both Margate town and Northdown Road in Cliftonville.
Owners Walgreens Boots Alliance previously said a “transformation plan” was being put in place, adding that there had been a rise in people shopping online and choosing own-brand labels.
Boots ‘consolidation’ is expected to mean that staff at affected stores are deployed to other branches.
Boots says it is not commenting on store closures at this stage.
County Councillor Barry Lewis said: “This is terrible news at a time when government says we should be using chemists as well as doctors’ surgeries to keep people healthy.”
