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WHY DO WE NEED ANOTHER DRUG STORE?
Auburn already has 11 retail pharmacies and at the end of April, a Walgreens will open on Grant Avenue. And drug stores have been sprouting up in Skaneateles, Moravia and throughout the region.
“People may ask, ‘Why do we need another drug store?'” said Guy Hart Jr., developer with HDL Properties LLC, the commercial developer for the Walgreen's site. “Well, why do we need another restaurant? Because more people are eating out than ever before. It makes sense when you think about it.”
National pharmacy chain growth has been spurred by the booming market for prescription drugs. While there are fewer total pharmacies in the U.S., largely because lower prescription drug reimbursement rates caused many independent pharmacies to close, Auburn has more pharmacies than 10 years ago.
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