American Drug Stores brings excitement to chains. (editorial)

From: Chain Drug Review | Date: July 31, 1989| Author: Pinto, David | Copyright information

American Drug Stores brings excitement to chains

If chain drug retailing is in a merchandising rut, a primary reason is a lack of creativity. Not only does one store in a particular chain look like another, one drug chain is increasingly coming to resemble another. There's a typical chain drug store size--between 8,500 and 10,000 square feet--and a typical chain drug store merchandise mix. Pharmacy is rapidly reaching a position of dominance not only in chain drug store sa...

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