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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Is there room for the little guy anymore?
Is there room for the little any more? I was driving around my town the other day and I happened to notice a little drug store called Mel's Pharmacy. I thought wow that is great the little guy is holding out against the big chains like Target, Walgreens, CVS. Mel actually has two stores in our town and has been there since I can remember. What is it that is keeping these little guys in open. I have my theories, like here in my town people like going to same people they have been dealing with for as long as they can remember their children like to do the same, same doctors, same mechanics and same barbers, heck I followed my barber out twenty miles when he moved because he had cut my hair since I was a child now that I don't have much hair I have moved on. They all provide the same services so what is it about these little guys, and by the way I do not live in small, I am 10 or so miles outside a large east coast city and there are 3 large chain drug stores within three miles of mel's. I would like every ones thoughts on this!
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Your comment is so important. I just agree with you completely. I prefer to go to my local store and have excellent service, a personalized service by someone who even knows my name and smiles kindly. That's what keeps these little guys open, personalized and excellent service and products.
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You have a great blog and great thoughts.
Well said. I would like to know how you keep these small independently owned pharmacies open? I live in a small community with many benefits for the people who live here. I consider this a thriving community yet this week learned that our local (independent) pharmacy will close at the end of this month. Frantically searching for a replacement I came accross this blog space and your findings. We are currently in the process of building a senior living community here and now our pharmacy has left us. I am confident that there is someone out there who will be interested in what our community can offer them as a pharmacist but how do we go about contacting them?
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