Walgreens and CVS are closing locations, from January 31
The stores will continue to close until March.
In the United States only, more than 130 million people take prescription drugs , according to the University of Georgetown Health Policy Institute - And for many, their life depends on them. In this spirit, Americans also require practical places to speed up prescriptions. This is why we turn to large channels like Walgreens and CVS, because these reliable retailers have a national presence. But now the options will be more limited, because the two pharmacie chains are closing, from the end of this month. Read the rest to know where Walgreens and CVS close the shop.
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Walgreens closed a location on January 31.
Those of the Wicker Park district in Chicago will soon say goodbye to a Walgreens location in the Christmas Bank Building , Reported ABC 7 Chicago. The Wicker Park store is one of the flagship locations in Walgreens, which are " luxury versions "Typical stores located in" very publicized and very trafficking areas ", according to Rewournals.
The news was reported for the first time In October 2022, when a Walgreens manager Tell the neighbors on the imminent closure. However, Walgreens simply confirmed the closure in a declaration in ABC 7. "We have made the decision difficult to close this location. There are a certain number of factors that we take into consideration, including the dynamics of the local market and the Evolution of customer purchase habits "The declaration can be read.
After the closing date of January 31, the prescriptions will be transferred to another Walgreens store, half a billion south of the site of Wicker Park, according to ABC 7.
Another location closes in Texas.
On March 7, Walgreens also closed a store in Houston, Texas , them Houston Herald reported. The pharmacy chain acquired the location of USA Drug in 2012, but the building itself has served as a pharmacy since 1866. Houston Herald , it is "the oldest business in Houston". AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The community clip was opened by John Blankenship at the end of the civil war, and the pharmacy was then operated by the Forbes family from 1933 to 2008. It is simply known as "pharmacy" to the inhabitants, according to the Houston Herald , even after praising a soda fountain before Walgreens removed it.
In a declaration at Better life , a spokesperson for Walgreens said that the decisions to close the stores were multiple. "While we are expanding as a leader in health care, we focus on the best response to the needs of patients and customers in the communities we serve by creating the right network of stores in the right places," said the spokesperson. "Faced with the difficult task of closing a particular location, several factors are taken into account, including things such as local market dynamics and changes in the purchasing habits of our patients and customers, for example."
The spokesperson confirmed that patients probably don't need to take measures, as pharmacy files are automatically transferred to the nearest Walgreens. "Patients receive an opinion on the changes by mail and other means of providing details on continuous access to their prescriptions and other services," they added.
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Another Walgreens who was once independent is to close his pharmacy.
Historical pharmacy services also stop in St. Johnsbury, Vermont , them Caledonian file reported. The services should stop on February 22, which removes the only pharmacy located in the city center. The spokesperson has not confirmed if the Walgreens store, in general, will remain open to buyers.
The location was previously exploited as Gauthier pharmacy , which had been in business since 1932. But in March 2019, after 86 years of activity, owner Carol Novick has sold its prescription inventory and customer recordings in Walgreens, according to The North Star Monthly .
At the time, Novick warned that more pharmacies could be at risk of closing due to the costs called pharmacy services managers (PBM). "If you look at the figures, independent pharmacies fall back as a card game and it is not because of competition with national channels, but a playground without level," she said The North Star Monthly In 2019. "The company dropped me. It is the first time in 90 years that a member of my family is not a pharmacist."
CVS is also closing a location this winter.
Washington, D.C., Lose a CVS location in the 4th and Massachusetts AVE, NW, on February 2. displayed panel Apart from the location, it was photographed and published on Popville, a website that "tells the events" in the districts of Washington, D.C.
"First of all, it was a pleasure to serve you," reads the sign. "We wanted to let you know that indeed on February 2, 2023, this location at 400 Massachusetts avenue NW will close." The opinion also lists the contact details and the hours for three nearby CVS locations.
According to residents, we don't know exactly why the store is coming out. "I have lived nearly 4th and Mass NW for over 5 years now and I just saw that this CVS is closing its doors," wrote the resident, according to Popville. Other companies have recently closed its doors in the neighborhood, including restaurants like Subway and Texas in Brazil, a Brazilian chain restaurant.
Better life contacted CVS to comment on the closure but has not yet heard.
