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Very US centric article and comments. From the intricacies of preferred places (whatever that is) to shoplifting at in-store pharmacies.. My personal guess: T
by knallfrosch 2y ago
Very US centric article and comments.
From the intricacies of preferred places (whatever that is) to shoplifting at in-store pharmacies..
My personal guess: The millennial working population with two working parents just drives to the 12-mile-away pharmacy on their commute; Or they choose lower prices and mail delivery.
I doubt vertical integration, insurance plans or theft can be an issue.
In the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the number of "Apotheken" declined by 25% in the last 10 years. And we share none of these hyper-special US problems.
- ranger_danger 2y agoThis website is owned by a US company so that makes sense to me. I would say a large amount of stories that are regularly posted here, are also US-specific.
- knallfrosch 2y agoThat it's all discussed in this context is fine. The NYTimes and it's commentators are obviously also mostly US. I'm just saying it doesn't make sense to limit one's reasoning to one country alone. When one sees a phenomenon in multiple countries, a shared cause is often likelier than unrelated national causes.
- ranger_danger 2y agoWhat phenomenon in multiple countries are you referring to? I cannot read the article as it is login-walled for me.