Walgreens closes Greens Road distribution center, 159 laid off near Houston

Walgreens shut down a 500,000-square-foot distribution center at 1805 Greens Road near Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport and as a result 159 workers were laid off as the company consolidated deliveries through a facility in Waxahachie, Texas. The closures occur amid a broader program of store and facility reductions at Walgreens after its 2024 plan to close 1,200 underperforming stores and following its 2025 privatization by Sycamore Partners. The article notes continued retail-store closures in 2026 and uncertain nationwide targets but identifies the Greens Road distribution-center closure as a concrete facility shutdown with an immediate workforce reduction. Reasons cited include consolidation of operations and store underperformance; some retail closures are also tied to expiring leases, theft and safety concerns. The reporting cites Inc. and corporate materials for broader closure counts but the specific layoff figure of 159 applies to the Greens Road distribution center closure.

Walgreens disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the TX state workforce agency on February 18, 2026. The notice covers 159 employees in Houston, TX (Harris County), with the layoff effective June 1, 2026.

That is roughly 0.1% of the 275,000 people Walgreens employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 25 layoff events at Walgreens since February 2025, including 777 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 16 additional events known from news reporting.