Posted on 01/11/2024 7:24:56 AM PST by massmike
BOSTON — A major drugstore chain is shutting down another location in Boston in just a matter of days and people who live in the area are concerned that they are now living in a “pharmacy desert.”
The Walgreens at 416 Warren Street in Roxbury will shut its doors for good come Martin Luther King Jr. Day, becoming the chain’s fourth city location to close in a little over a year.
In late 2022, Walgreens suddenly shuttered locations in Mattapan, Hyde Park, and on Washington Street in Roxbury.
Some Boston City Councilors have blasted the company for closing stores in predominantly Black, Brown, and working-class communities.
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Hospitals aren’t going to take that on.
Pharmacies may have to be places where all you can get are your medications and the only way to pick them up is drive thru.
No more stores with all kinds of things to buy like make up and booze.
See Mayor Wu’s invitation list to her party for electeds of color.
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