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In the drugstore business, “location, location, location” is all about convenience

Erika Beras Mar 28, 2018
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In the drugstore business, “location, location, location” is all about convenience

Erika Beras Mar 28, 2018
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Walgreens may shutter hundreds of Rite Aid stores this spring. The drugstore giant bought more than 1,900 stores from its rival last fall. And Walgreen says it still plans to close about a third of them. So what benefits will the company get from that plan?

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