By Beth David, Editor
Walgreen’s is closing one of its Fairhaven locations on March 19. The company has two locations in Fairhaven, one at 220 Huttleston Avenue at the corner of Narragansett Boulevard, which will remain open; and one at 85 Huttleston Avenue, at the corner of Holcomb Street.
The 85 Huttleston Avenue location had been a Rite-Aid that was acquired by Walgreen’s in 2018. The town has had two locations since then.
In a statement, the company said it had previously announced they were closing 1200 stores across the country as part of their “turn-around strategy.”
“Our retail pharmacy business is central to our go-forward business strategy,” reads the statement. “However, increased regulatory and reimbursement pressures are weighing on our ability to cover the costs associated with rent, staffing, and supply needs. It is never an easy decision to close a store. We know that our stores are important to the communities that we serve, and therefore do everything possible to improve the store performance. When closures are necessary, like the one in Fairhaven, we will work in partnership with community stakeholders to minimize customer disruptions. We intend to redeploy the majority of our team members from those stores that we close.”
The company said that prescription customers will be notified by mail and their prescriptions will automatically be transferred to the 220 Huttleston Avenue location.
Customers who get their prescriptions filled at both stores are eligible to receive free delivery for 90 days. They need to speak to the pharmacist to set up that service.
Fairhaven also has a CVS on Route 6 (Huttleston Avenue) at 10 Sarah’s Way; a pharmacy at Stop & Shop, 221 Huttleston Avenue. Southcoast Health also has a pharmacy at its medical building on Mill Road.
Fairhaven Pharmacy is an independent pharmacy that is also located in Fairhaven at 72 Main Street. The locally owned shop competes with the chains by offering personalized service and delivery.
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