{"id":215635,"date":"2026-03-12T00:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/215635\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:06:07","slug":"walgreens-at-bullard-and-first-in-fresno-to-close-april-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/215635\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens at Bullard and First in Fresno to close April 28"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A northeast Fresno shopping center in the Hoover High area will soon lose another major national chain.<\/p>\n<p>The Walgreens at the southeast corner of Bullard Avenue and First Street is set to close permanently April 28.<\/p>\n<p>While specific reasons for this pharmacy\u2019s closure were not immediately known, Walgreens had announced in 2024 that it intended to close 1,200 stores that were struggling amid the company\u2019s struggles $3 billion in losses.<\/p>\n<p>Walgreens isn\u2019t the first national chain to shut down at Bullard and First.<\/p>\n<p>The KFC located essentially next door, just a few feet south of Walgreens <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article312859777.html\">closed in November 2025<\/a>. It is now all boarded up and the KFC sign that once was displayed on the outside can only be faintly seen.<\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/old kfc building.jpeg\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" title=\"old kfc building\" alt=\"A building that once housed a KFC in the shopping center at the southwest corner of Bullard Avenue and First Street closed back in November 2025. Months later, a Walgreens located next door is set to close at the end of April.\"\/>                                                                                    A building that once housed a KFC in the shopping center at the southwest corner of Bullard Avenue and First Street closed back in November 2025. Months later, a Walgreens located next door is set to close at the end of April.                                                                                            Bryant-Jon Anteola                                                                            The Fresno Bee                                                                                        <\/p>\n<p>Baskin-Robbins ice cream is the lone remaining national chain in that shopping center, which is located just north and to the west of the Hoover campus.<\/p>\n<p>This Walgreens will become the second Walgreens in Fresno to close this year, following the closure of the location at Herndon and West avenues.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218451040\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773273967_667_BJ mugshot.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Bryant-Jon Anteola\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/218451040\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryant-Jon Anteola<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Bryant-Jon Anteola is a multimedia reporter for The Fresno Bee, writing stories and producing videos about sports, news and random topics relatable to those in the Fresno area. He\u2019s won a McClatchy President\u2019s Award and received honorable mention by the Associated Press Sports Editors. He enjoys sports because of the competition, camaraderie and energy, and views sports as a microcosm of society.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A northeast Fresno shopping center in the Hoover High area will soon lose another major national chain. 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