Boots has confirmed it is set to close 47 stores in a massive blow to high streets across the UK. Store closures are ramping up across the UK with major retailers responding to changing consumer behaviour and a fluctuating market environment. Last year, the pharmacy chain outlined plans to shut down 300 locations. In parent company Walgreen Boots Alliance’s latest quarterly report, the firm confirmed its intention to slash the number of stores currently operating in both the US and the UK. As it stands, Boots has closed 253 stores of the 300 earmarked for closure in the near future. This means…