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Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’ (fortune.com)

submitted 1 day ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you have good insurance you might not notice this, but drug prices at Walgreens and CVS are significantly more expensive than many other pharmacies, like Walmart, Costco, or HEB. Compare prices on Goodrx.com and see

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 10 points 22 hours ago

Truth.

More and more supermarkets are opening up pharmacies to compete. And in my town, private practices are now starting to also have a pharmacy.

I'm not supporting Walmart though.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 19 hours ago

I assume their entire business model is "Hope the boomers don't notice we jacked the price up significantly."