Austinist: Frisco Shop Finds New Digs at Former Curra's on Burnet

mdahmus

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:03:48 -0600

Who cares how many there are? They suck because of how they're built, not because there's a lot or only a few. And the "just drive a couple more miles" guy is part of the problem, not part of the solution. The Walgreens at 45th/Guadalupe sees non-trivial walkup and bike-up business.

oh steph

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:22:38 -0600

I don't know about CVS, but Walgreen's entire business plan is to be on every corner in America. At one point they would tear down an existing store and build another a block away just so they could be on a major corner, hence becoming more convenient. Sustainable? No. Profitable? Yes. I read all about it in the book Good to Great. Interesting stuff.

heyzeus

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:12:28 -0600

The same thing happened in Houston starting about 3 years ago: Walgreens and CVS started building a new store every half mile along major roads. Looks like the trend is hitting Austin now.

Trancereducer

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:07:53 -0600

All-powerful pharmaceutical corporations must have numerous outlets to sell "medicine" for restless-leg syndrome. Do you want to be labeled as objectively pro-restless-leg?

greycat

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:05:47 -0600

I just don't get why they need to build a new Walgreen's on that spot when they are about to open on at Northcross and they already have one at N. Lamar and Justin. Is it so bad that someone might have to drive more than two miles to get to a frikken Walgreen's?