On Sat, 07 Sep 2019 20:30:12 -0400, micky
wrote:

OT Big increase in the number of drugstores


Is it just Baltimore or is it the whole country, or something in between
that, 10 or 20 years ago, had a big increase in the number of
drugstores?

All of a sudden they were building them everywhere. Tearing down other
stores to build branches of national chains.

Did this happen where you are?

How many years ago?

Why? Does anyone know why?

It's not likely there were suddently so many more people getting medical
care.
To a large extent because "pharmacies" were allowed to open longer
hours and on holidays because they were "essential" - and they started
sellin non=pharmaceuticals (like food) in response to grocery stores
and supermarkets selling THEIR products.

The drugstore has become the new "corner store" in North America.