What's more, many pharmacies serve as a convenient destination for all sorts of essentials, from aspirin to mascara.
Big chains like Walgreens and CVS make their money in two main ways: selling prescriptions in the back of their stores and selling everyday goods out front.
As Walgreens and CVS stores have proliferated over the past decade or so, many of their locations are basically right on top of each other.
On the other end of the business, pharmacies are expensive to run.
In the current landscape of commoditized pharmacies, there's no such thing as personalized service.
Persons:
What's, Elizabeth Anderson, Neil Saunders, nilly, they've, Douglas Hoey, Jason Goldberg, Waits, Duane Reade, Brian Tanquilut, I've, Goldberg, Saunders, I'm, Nick Fabrizio, Steven Anderson, Fabrizio, Emily Stewart
Organizations:
Walgreens, CVS, Rite, Evercore ISI, Walmart, National Community Pharmacists Association, Express, Groupe, Jefferies, MTV, Cornell University, National Association of Chain Drug, Business
Locations:
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