ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoWalgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: 'When you lock things up…you don't sell as many of them’fortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1843arrow-down19
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minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·7 days agoIf 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
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·7 days agoTruth. 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.
minus-squareRedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoI assume their entire business model is “Hope the boomers don’t notice we jacked the price up significantly.”
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
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.
I assume their entire business model is “Hope the boomers don’t notice we jacked the price up significantly.”