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Walgreens and CVS Are Closing Pharmacies and Cutting Back on Hours
https://www.msn.com best life ^ | 11/29/2022 | Story by Kali Coleman

Posted on 12/07/2022 7:52:51 AM PST by RomanSoldier19

Store closures have become an all-too-common occurrence since the pandemic started. Even major retail chains like Walmart and Bed Bath & Beyond have had to shutter several stores across the U.S. over the past three years, though some cuts have been much more dramatic than others.

At the same time, two of the biggest pharmacy chains in the country have also been closing locations this year. Walgreens and CVS have faced several temporary and permanent pharmacy shutdowns this year, and more locations are closing their doors.

Read on to find out why these two drugstores are cutting back on pharmacy availability, and how it could affect your prescriptions.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: cvs; walgreens
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1 posted on 12/07/2022 7:52:51 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
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Tis the season.


2 posted on 12/07/2022 7:55:38 AM PST by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The Walgreens in Wisconsin where I get my meds from started using a large fulfillment center in the Chicago area to package the drugs. The pharmacy staff just file them and then hand them over when I pay.


3 posted on 12/07/2022 7:56:13 AM PST by freemama
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To: RomanSoldier19

Local CVS stores have gone self-serve, only, with the exception of alcohol. I avoid them as a result. Such business models ought not survive.


4 posted on 12/07/2022 7:56:42 AM PST by drwoof
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To: RomanSoldier19

Racists!

How dare they deprive entire neighbor-hoods of the right to shop...........lift.....................


5 posted on 12/07/2022 7:57:13 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: RomanSoldier19

They can both go bankrupt for all I care. Walgreens never has anything I’m looking for and CVS took over Longs Drugs. Longs was a great drug store, had 22LR ammo and HO train kits. Hard to beat.


6 posted on 12/07/2022 7:59:50 AM PST by fretzer
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To: RomanSoldier19

Best economy ever.


7 posted on 12/07/2022 8:01:50 AM PST by EEGator
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To: RomanSoldier19

And don’t forget to thank your fine, upstanding democrat when ya see em...../s


8 posted on 12/07/2022 8:03:49 AM PST by lgjhn23 (Pray for America....)
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To: RomanSoldier19

On line purchasing and in store gathering of products by their
hired hands are impacting it greatly would be my guess. You
can go in a Wally World and they have employees pulling carts
around filling up bags for customers who just drive up and they
bring it to your car and off you go.

For canned goods and bagged products that is okay but I want
to prick my choices fresh foods, etc.


9 posted on 12/07/2022 8:04:20 AM PST by deport
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To: RomanSoldier19

To,fix the problem, I suggest raising the $$ of “allowable thefts” up to just under $2000- heck, make it $10,000 and under- that should solve it


10 posted on 12/07/2022 8:04:43 AM PST by Bob434 (question)
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To: RomanSoldier19

The CVS in Bozeman, MT has been having trouble for a while. They just can’t find people to work. They’ve shut down the drive through pharmacy for months and had to ship in and house (at a local hotel) a crew in from Billings. It appears to be improving, but it’s been a huge struggle.


11 posted on 12/07/2022 8:05:19 AM PST by Troublemaker
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My wife is a pharmacist and CVS cuts her tech back so she’s usually by herself. Pharmacy is open 67 hours and she gets 27 hours of tech help


12 posted on 12/07/2022 8:07:10 AM PST by personalaccts (Is George W going to protect the border?)
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To: RomanSoldier19

I think Walmart is taking over the prescriptions.
And I found out that Medicare does not include CVS. Of course CVS is higher than anyone else.


13 posted on 12/07/2022 8:07:12 AM PST by caver
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To: RomanSoldier19

Many pharmacies in some of the big box stores are being closed and have been closed due to locations near to expressways.

That makes them targets for the FreeWay bandits.


14 posted on 12/07/2022 8:07:15 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Has anyone, recently, seen a Biden sticker on any vehicle and in particular at/in a gas station!!!)
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To: deport

Eventually there will be an issue with automation and the number of jobs.
It will be interesting to see how it gets addressed.
Too many people without jobs will just vote for free money…


15 posted on 12/07/2022 8:07:22 AM PST by EEGator
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To: RomanSoldier19

The real reason is the big BLACK elephant the room no one wants to talk about: high-crime, democrat-led zip codes with “eric holders” people and “sons of obama”.


17 posted on 12/07/2022 8:17:10 AM PST by DCBryan1 (Delete FB, TWTR, GOOGL, AMZN, YHOO, Gmail/chrome. Use Gab, Brave + DDG, VPN, Freerepublic )
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To: caver
I think Walmart is taking over the prescriptions. And I found out that Medicare does not include CVS. Of course CVS is higher than anyone else.

A mixed bag for me. My Aetna Medicare Advantage 'forced' me to switch from Walgreens to Walmart a couple of years ago. They use Walmart as a preferred, but not Walgreens.

Their OTC allotment ($60/qtr) must be fulfilled through CVS -- local (which none are close) or mail-order. And I agree that CVS is way over-priced.

18 posted on 12/07/2022 8:17:53 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: RomanSoldier19

Too much theft.


19 posted on 12/07/2022 8:18:36 AM PST by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Making it tougher for the little High Schoolers to find a place to flash mob loot during the lunch hour. Pretty soon they won’t need cellphones anymore to stage their “meet ups”.


20 posted on 12/07/2022 8:19:22 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Hey Amerika! The whole world is watching and laughing their asses off. )
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