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1 posted on 09/26/2023 6:19:54 AM PDT by dennisw
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If it’s mainly the locations in high-crime areas, good for them.


2 posted on 09/26/2023 6:22:10 AM PDT by CatOwner
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The chicongo mayor wants government run grocery stores why not government run pharmacies? Free drugs!


3 posted on 09/26/2023 6:22:35 AM PDT by dynachrome (War does not determine who is right, but who is left.)
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Wow…talk about coincidence.

We have a discount, thrift store about 20 miles from me Called Borden Bargains.

They sell a mixture of things on pallets from Amazon etc But it’s not a normal bargain place …it’s BIG and nice, clean and well ordered for example they were selling Blueberry protein bars at 10c each, and they were very good and fresh.

Wife just called me and said they are closing in about 4 days.

My GOD! If nice discount stores are starting to close people are really hurting. I think the true state if the economy is being covered up.


5 posted on 09/26/2023 6:24:47 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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‘Drugstores’ as a whole are nearing obsolescence.

Why go to a high priced ‘drugstore’ when every Walmart, Target, Sam’s, and Grocery Chain has a pharmacy?..................


6 posted on 09/26/2023 6:24:54 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Doesn’t suprise me ... for something like 18 months my wife was getting coupons for $5. As long as you didn’t go over the $5 you could walk out without having to pay anything.

This wasn’t monthly but weekly. Every week she’d go in - find something(s) up to the $5 limit and walk out at most paying 25 cents and usually 0. Sometimes the idiots do it to themselves.


7 posted on 09/26/2023 6:24:56 AM PDT by reed13k (For evil to triumph it is only necessary that good men do nothing)
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Parts of America really ARE going to be nothing more than Ghost Towns in the future.

It was fun while it lasted. Thanks again, Socialist Democrats and FECKLESS GOPe pukes! :(


8 posted on 09/26/2023 6:25:42 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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Should have picked their own damn cotton.


9 posted on 09/26/2023 6:25:59 AM PDT by Jim Noble (They don't think you know but I know that you do.ish )
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Looks like many shoplifting communities will become drugstore deserts. There were always too many huge drugstores. Walgreens closed down 2 nearby me. One is left.

What always amused me is that 90% pf the customers are women. They love that drugstore vibe. The ol ladies are addicted to coupon clipping at CVS and Walgreens. And where you can buy pizza and ice cream etc.


10 posted on 09/26/2023 6:26:13 AM PDT by dennisw (Never attribute to incompetence & stupidity, that which is adequately explained by malice)
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One of our “diversity strengths takes down another American business with their rampant thievery. Congrats! (<- “Highly offensive racial slur”) America!.


11 posted on 09/26/2023 6:26:19 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (And the invasion of America continues while the RAT Party worries about the Ukraine.)
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I hate that stores are starting to disappear. Buying on line can be disappointing.


13 posted on 09/26/2023 6:28:02 AM PDT by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……….)
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Drugstores getting into primary care and healthcare technology is very promising. I just don’t understand why they can’t do more to prevent shoplifting, or even what is propelling this sudden “rampant increase.” ??


14 posted on 09/26/2023 6:28:09 AM PDT by erlayman (E )
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I am not seeing a problem. Unless places like Chicago and California mandate that companies put stores in areas where the local governments choose.
Remember when the only convenience stores were the 7-Elevens, and maybe one other national brand? They were really prevalent. Then someone copied the model and we had all these generic convenience stores.
Also, the original convenience stores did not have gas pumps 50 years ago. Now, that issue concerns me A LOT. We need to have access to gasoline.
Let the market decide (a la Adam Smith, and classical economics).


15 posted on 09/26/2023 6:28:28 AM PDT by Honest Nigerian
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How do you like them apples, you idiot “Defund the Police” activists?

Now they will bitch about “pharmacy deserts” and it’s a short jump to progressive cities saying “Capitalism failed. We need to protect our democracy. We must have city-owned and operated pharmacies.”

Everything worked well in America until a smarmy know-nothing bastard came on the scene out of nowhere and said “We must transform America.”


19 posted on 09/26/2023 6:34:38 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Occupy your mind with good thoughts or your enemy will fill them with bad ones.” ~ Thomas More)
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Just a hunch, but I’m guessing they won’t be closing any in my area.


21 posted on 09/26/2023 6:38:05 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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Previously posted but apt: I recall stopping in a CVS in Hampton, Virginia. When I entered, I noticed that everyone else in the store, shoppers and employees, was black. Hampton, apparently is a black town. Virginia is sort of segregated like that. I didn't want to turn around and walk out, so I completed my purchase. I wish I could say that I was treated courteously, but at least no one hassled me. No Lula, [obscure To Kill a Mockingbird reference] but I did get some hard stares from an old lady auditioning for Lula's role.
24 posted on 09/26/2023 6:47:11 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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A lot of people are getting their
meds online and shipped through the
mail or UPS, myself included (insulin)
rather than using prescrip dept/drive
thru at a Walgreens or CVS. But still
need to go to a drugstore (or dept
store medical dept) for vitamins, etc

Of course there’s a different type
of stealing when people order
stuff by mail—”porch pirates” who
grab delivered packages.

USPS (my employer) processes thousands
of pills/medicines. Although I use
Walgreens for some of my medicines,
CVS handles prescrip drugs through
the federal Blue Cross system.
So CVS does do some medicine that
way.


27 posted on 09/26/2023 6:49:29 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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Shutting down 10% makes sense, CVS is on every corner and I’m sure they are having difficulty staffing them.


28 posted on 09/26/2023 6:49:39 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Let’s go Brandon!

Be sure to thank your Democrat friends, neighbors, coworkers and relatives.


37 posted on 09/26/2023 7:09:05 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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Good. Their stores are really ghetto anyway.


38 posted on 09/26/2023 7:16:09 AM PDT by EinNYC
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I use CVS. I have their Carepass/Extracare, too. Small annual fee, 20% off their brands, $10 to spend each month and a ton of stackable coupons. I usually stop there once a month...and stock up. My bills cut in half. You just have to watch the coupon ex. dates. Saved almost $500 this year. I love it. At least once a month I get a 25% or 35% off entire purchase coupon. It adds up.


45 posted on 09/26/2023 7:32:16 AM PDT by SueRae (An administration like no other.)
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