A total of 53 workers may be let go or transferred to another Walgreens.
Three Walgreens locations in Orange County and two in Los Angeles County are shutting.

Whittier and downtown Los Angeles are two of the stores' locations.

The Employment Development Department in California was notified that the closures could result in the loss of at least 93 jobs overall.

Walgreens' director of media relations, Marty Maloney, stated in an email on Friday that expenses related to staffing, rent, and supply requirements were being impacted by "increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures."

"Closing a store is never an easy decision," he wrote. "We are aware of the significance of our stores to the communities we serve.and therefore do everything possible to improve the store performance. When closures are necessary, like those here in California, we will work in partnership with community stakeholders to minimize customer disruptions.”

Maloney said the company intends to redeploy the majority of its affected associates to other stores.

Among the stores closing are:

-Whittier: 11604 Whittier Blvd. is closing on March 20 and may lay off 26 employees.
Los Angeles: closing on March 27 and possibly laying off 27 people W. 7th St. 617.
-Orange: 3237 E. Chapman Ave. is closing on March 25 and may lay off eight employees.
-Placentia: closing at 1201 E. Yorba on March 24 with 19 possible layoffs Linda Boulevard.
-Stanton: closing at 11900 Beach Blvd. on March 26 with 13 possible layoffs.

The closures are permanent, Walgreens stated in its notice to the state. Pharmacy technicians, pharmacists, cashiers, customer service representatives, store managers, and inventory specialists are among the occupations that are impacted.