It's common for many pharmacies to cluster. Where I used to work there was a Kroger (with a pharmacy), a Publix (with a pharmacy), a Walgreen's and a Rite Aid all on the same block. With the merger coming I knew more than likely one of the stores would go since it makes no sense to have a double presence on the same block. I'm sure there are many other similar arrangements around the country. I don't see how anti-trust can't block this. It means CVS and Walgreen's are really the only 2 chain pharmacies not located in grocery/department stores out there, and I highly doubt independents will be able to buy the stores to be sold and move in (especially given how hard it is to run an independent now and turn a profit given PBM pressure). Who knows, maybe with expected script count from combining they'll hire the pharmacists on to help meet that demand, but likely not all. It kinda sucks to be graduating in 2016 with all these changes happening.... CVS gets Target (a company many dreamed to work for), Walgreen's gets Rite Aid, and likely the chains will look to buy out grocery store pharmacies in the future too.
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