Walgreens shuts hundreds of stores as protests grow

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Just because a market needs a store does not mean retailers can make money operating in that area.

In some cases, there's simply not a large enough population to justify opening or operating a store. In other cases, the economics of the population simply don't work.

That's why some markets have what's known as food deserts, areas where people have limited access to affordable, healthy food, especially fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole foods. These areas often lack full-service grocery stores.

In recent years, pharmacy deserts have become increasingly common. Those are areas where companies like CVS, Walgreens, the now-closed Rite-Aid, or local operators have pulled out.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/walgreens-shuts-hundreds-of-stores-as-protests-grow/ar-AA22rGAA?ocid=nl_article_link

[AZJonnie]

1. I wish media outlets would be more responsible with their headlines

The wording of the headline implies that Walgreens are shutting stores because of protests, which I assume (based on the blurb included in the OP) is not actually the case

In any case, welcome to the joys of laissez faire capitalism, folks!

[AZJonnie]

5. My post was not really about that. It was about the media's headline being misleading vs. the content.

Welcome to DU

[mwmisses4289]

6. Hasn't that whole shoplifting thing been more or less debunked?

That the shoplifting in minority neighborhoods was no more than more affluent white areas? That the shoplifting excuse was just an that- a racist excuse to pull out of minority areas?

[TheProle]

8. Has it?

[EX500rider]

9. Large corporations don't work that way, either the store makes $-stays open, store loses $-closes

They really don't care who shops there as long as it makes a profit

[Ponietz]

2. My Walgreens can't find pharmacists to open full time

and the first two aisles are empty because of shoplifters. Now, the fucking shampoo is under lock and key just as in some desperate third world countries I’ve seen.

[Coventina]

3. Thanks to Trump, we are a shithole country. n/t

[dickthegrouch]

7. If the mega-store hadn't pushed out the Mom-and-pop store

And if they’d looked at the existing population demographics They wouldn’t now be whining that the population served isn’t big enough.

[ProfessorGAC]

10. We Got Lucky In Our Small Town

CVS here, but the chain doesn't have a national contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
Loads of people around here have health insurance through BCBSIL.
A local guy who was a pharmacist at a CVS in another town, opened up a tiny building on abandoned property right on the main highway through town.
Not a fill service place, but scrips are filled & they have a drive-thru.
Now we have 2 pharmacies in town, so CVS doesn't have a monopoly.