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Iconic downtown Walgreens location will close; what we know

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

A highly-visible Walgreens location that once had been heralded as a big win for downtown Orlando’s retail landscape will close.

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Signs posted at the Walgreens at 190 S. Orange Ave., at the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and Church Street, indicate the store will close March 30.

Kris Lathan, a corporate spokeswoman for Walgreens, confirmed the store’s looming closure to Orlando Business Journal — as well as the scheduled closure for the Walgreens at 4502 S. Orange Blossom Trail in south Orlando.

Click here to read the full story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.


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