North Pointe, Bennettsville, South Carolina (2014, pharmacy, prices)

[Carolina Knight]

North Point is a retail center located at 1085 Cottingham Boulevard North, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512-2859, in the northwest quadrant at the intersection of Cottingham Boulevard North and Highway 9 West in the city of Bennettsville in Marlboro County, South Carolina. It is anchored by a drugstore, CVS #5518. North Pointe was previously anchored by a supermarket, BI-LO #5631.

BI-LO #5631
BI-LO #5631 replaced a BI-LO store at 632 15-401 Bypass East Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512-4432. (Carl's Food Center succeeded BI-LO. It recently relocated to a former Winn-Dixie/Piggly Wiggly at 235 15-401 Bypass East, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512).

BI-LO #5631 opened as store 231. BI-LO #231 became store 631 after Ahold, BI-LO's then parent company, acquired Bruno's in 2001 and BI-LO stores were renumbered to prevent store number duplication with Bruno's stores. BI-LO #631 would become store 5631 after BI-LO acquired Winn-Dixie in 2011 and all BI-LO stores were renumbered into the 5xxx range.

BI-LO #5631 was among 23 underperforming stores BI-LO Holdings, now Southeastern Grocers, closed in November 2014. Its space has remained vacant.

CVS #5518
CVS #5518 was originally a Revco. Revco also replaced a store at 630 15-401 Bypass East Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512-4432. Revco's North Pointe store became CVS #5518 after CVS' acquisition of Revco in 1997. CVS #5518 has added a pharmacy drive thru.

[tylerSC]

I have not been to Bennettsville in a number of years. Used to pass through there on the way to the beach. I thought there was a Food Lion there, but perhaps not. But I do believe I remember a Hardee's and a McDonald's. Is there a need for another grocer other than Walmart Supercenter to service this trade area?

[Carolina Knight]

Food Lion #423, Marlboro Centre, 216 15-401 Bypass East, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512, remains open.

Winn-Dixie had a store at 1120 Oakwood Street, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512-4801. The Charlotte Division store, whose store number I do not know, opened in 1999 and closed before 2005.

Hypermarket Walmart Supercenter #4457, Bennettsville Square, 1250 Highway 9 West, Bennettsville, South Carolina 29512-8917, defeated BI-LO #5631. I would not be surprised if Food Lion #423 closes.

Bennettsville could use a better quality supermarket like Publix. Publix would have lower prices and have the necessities of food and pharmacy.