ATHOL — Walgreens has announced it will permanently close its location at 1640 South Main St. at 3 p.m. on Jan. 27.

A sign posted on the front door states customers’ prescription records are available at all Walgreens locations, including the one at 240 Avenue A in Turners Falls. There is also a Walgreens at 5 Pierce St. in Greenfield.

“Our retail pharmacy business is central to our go-forward business strategy. However, increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures are weighing on our ability to cover the costs associated with rent, staffing and supply needs. It is never an easy decision to close a store,” said Walgreens corporate spokesperson Samantha Stansberry. “We know that our stores are important to the communities that we serve, and therefore do everything possible to improve the store performance. When closures are necessary, like this one in Massachusetts, we will work in partnership with community stakeholders to minimize customer disruptions. We intend to redeploy the majority of our team members from those stores that we close.”

Walgreens announced in October it planned to close 1,200 underperforming U.S. stores over three years.

Reach Domenic Poli at: dpoli@recorder.com or 413-930-4120.