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Minor point: Porter Square is not the city center of Cambridge. Central Square is. The Walgreens in Porter Square closed due to over-saturation, not necessaril
by clintonb 9y ago
Minor point: Porter Square is not the city center of Cambridge. Central Square is.
The Walgreens in Porter Square closed due to over-saturation, not necessarily high rent costs. They plopped a store in an area with staunch competition from others and themselves. Perhaps they thought they'd steal CVS' business. Clearly they could not after just shy of two years. This article has more details: http://www.cambridgeday.com/2015/07/16/walgreens-closing-porter-square-location-next-to-cvs-it-was-open-less-than-two-years/ http://www.cambridgeday.com/2015/07/16/walgreens-closing-por....