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That's all nice to say when you are not one of the Walgreens employees who may lose a job as a result of the closures, right? Owner-operated pharmacies have be
by rmk 5y ago
That's all nice to say when you are not one of the Walgreens employees who may lose a job as a result of the closures, right?
Owner-operated pharmacies have been out of business for decades. I'm sure you yearn for the days of Blockbuster video or, better still, your neighborhood video stores. No Netflix for you, right?
- atatatat 5y ago> Owner-operated pharmacies have been out of business for decades. Check out anywhere in the US more than 100 miles from an Ocean
- rmk 5y agoThere are fewer than 20k such pharmacies, for 3k counties in the US. So fewer than 7 per county. It's safe to say they are gone for good. Also, consider the fact that at least 40% of the population lives within 100 miles of a coast, perhaps more. https://fortune.com/2021/04/29/independent-owned-small-pharmacy-drugstore-closures-covid-lockdowns-prescription-drug-deliveries/ https://fortune.com/2021/04/29/independent-owned-small-pharm...