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I wasn’t aware of this until I went to Walgreens to pick up a prescription. The guy in front of me was literally screaming at the pharmacist and techs about it. Using all sorts of colorful language because clearly they can control it.
Not surprised though. Rite-aid was never that popular and I don’t know of anyone who used them (granted I’m sure some did and just aren’t in my circle of friends).
Rite-aid was never that popular and I don’t know of anyone who used them (granted I’m sure some did and just aren’t in my circle of friends).
Me either. When we were still living in Goldsboro, we used Eckerd a lot but once it became Rite-Aid, we stopped. I’ve been told that particular Rite-Aid closed recently too. We’ve been using Walmart pharmacy for the past few years since most of our prescriptions are on their $4 list, though I had a bit of sticker shock last month when my PCP called in Propranolol to help control my terrible bouts of PVC’s and sinus tachycardia. Walmart charged $44. For some reason, all of the other beta blockers are on the $4 list except Propranolol.
My PCP initially gave me Metoprolol and it made me sick, then my cardiologist gave me Carvedilol and it did nothing for my PVC’s and refused to give me something else, so my PCP gave me Propranolol and so far, it’s helped a lot.
For the last decade at least it seems that everytime RiteAid built a pharmacy, Walgreens built another one across the corner from it. That always had me mystified as to the reasoning, other than to drive RiteAid out of business. Success!
For the last decade at least it seems that everytime RiteAid built a pharmacy, Walgreens built another one across the corner from it. That always had me mystified as to the reasoning, other than to drive RiteAid out of business. Success!
Clustering is common among retailers, especially competitors. It's why you'll often see a Burger King a stones throw from a McDonalds as well. These kind of "convenience" retailers have similar models which cause them to end up in similar locations. It also has been shown to yield increased traffic to a particular area when there's more of one thing.
They do it for a reason, it's not all that crazy when you look at the rationale behind it.
What other businesses slot into the Rite Aid sized, often stand-alone buildings with drive-throughs?
Drive-through only groceries, anyone?
I’ve seen Dollar Tree stores pop up in vacant Rite-Aids. As a matter of fact, the Dollar Tree at NC 55/High House in Cary was an Eckerd/Rite Aid that didn’t last too long.
Dollar General is another possibility, but you don’t see that as much; That chain took on a couple of the shuttered Walmart Express stores a few years ago.
I’ve seen anything from a daycare to a Trade-It store take over a Rite Aid. In Boone they split one in half and one side is a Dollar General, the other is a bicycle shop.
Many of the former Eckerd/RiteAid locations have now been converted to dollar stores in Charlotte as well as Greenville, SC areas. I always liked Eckerd and thought their locations were nice. They never seemed to maintain their customer base after becoming Rite Aid.
currently, i'm working on the RA/Walgreens project. previously, i did the Kerr/Walgreen's switch. the RA's are closing where
they are close to a Walgreens...right now, that's the RA at Timberlyne in Chapel Hill which is a 7-iron from a newer Walgreens.
here's something that might be of interest:
usually, the RA branded items are clearanced at a high discount (Kerr brands were 70% off), so my advice
is to scout your local "to be closed" RA. personally, i stocked up on first aid items, batteries, and paper products.
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