Posted on 10/23/2023 6:14:49 PM PDT by george76
Rite Aid said it will close 150 of its 2,100 US locations after filing for bankruptcy..
CVS is set to close the doors on 900 of its stores by the end of 2024..
Walgreens will shutter 150 stores by summer 2024 - leaving millions in 'pharmacy deserts' .
The nation's largest drugstore chains, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, will shutter more than 1,500 stores, leaving millions of Americans without access to healthcare in 'pharmacy deserts.'
Rite Aid said it will close 150 of its 2,100 US locations after they filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month.
The pharmacy chain has been unable to settle hundreds of lawsuits that accused them of overprescribing opioids and has struggled to keep up with competitors.
A slew of drugstore chains slashing their locations has left millions of people living in areas where it's difficult to obtain medication, areas known as 'pharmacy deserts,'
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CVS made the reforms to adjust to the needs of online shoppers while battling rampant shoplifting.
In September, CVS store manager Michael Jacobs, 49, was shot and killed by customer accused of shoplifting in Arizona.
Photos show barren shelves in a DC CVS store that is routinely ransacked by groups of up to 50 teenagers.
CapitalOne Research estimated stores had lost $86.6 billion to retail theft in 2022 and projected that by 2025, retail theft may cost stores over $115 billion.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Those numbers are enormous.
There is no ceiling to the number of thefts ... or of thieves.
This trend could permanently change retailing from stores to on line ordering.
Not having a place nearby to buy gum is not losing access to healthcare. CVS name is is “Consumer Value Stores”. They happen to have a little spot in the back that handles prescription drugs. Much like your grocery store or local Pharmacy. or then there is the actual hospital that actually has it’s own pharmacy imagine that. or buy them online. how about that.
American Blacks are a bit like Palestinians and the ghetto is like Gaza. They simply can’t get away from the cycle of violence, which always leads to not being able to have nice things.
And also, the world supports them in their dysfunction, and promotes their victimhood, keeping the cycle alive.
The pharmacy chain has been unable to settle hundreds of lawsuits that accused them of overprescribing opioids
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They subscribe opioids?
So all those contributions to “community organizations” did not lead to the dispensation they were hoping for? All the kneeling didn’t do a thing?
Elections have consequences.
I do online shopping thru Walgreens for vitamins and personal products and am very satisfied with the process. Easy to navigate website and free delivery over $35 order.
Democrats complain about growing looting deserts.
“Democrat politicians will let the pain continue for awhile. Then they will step in, and open government grocery stores and government pharmacies.”
Growth of obamacare and never let a crisis go to waste.
i gave up on walgreens pharmacies decades ago ... my motto for them was: “If there’s some way to F**K it up, we will!”
They had them in the old Soviet Union. They were always fully stocked, no looting, and a shopper's paradise.
“Check out costplusdrugs.com by Mark Cuban (Shark Tank)”
last time i checked, both cuban and amazon pharm refused to offer hydroxychloroquine or ivermectin, both of which are dirt cheap generics ... so, clearly they’ve both bent to fascist dictates ... also, i’ve checked their prices on other common meds, and GoodRX coupons at several local pharmacies beat their prices every time ...
Move out of the ghettos; they did.
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