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I saw yesterday and today that they had excavators and dozers at this location. I assume that they have already or are getting ready to tear the building down. The last thing I was told was that CVS or Walgreens had bought that location and was going to build a store --- is that accurate? Anybody know for sure?
Interesting. I was really surprised that nobody bought it and put another restaurant in it. It's not a bad location. I can't believe it sat empty so long. Were the sellers just asking way too much, or what?
I called about it 3 or more years ago and talked to the realtor for the ownership group. This guy was out of Dallas but was very familiar with Ruston and the situation. He basically told me that the price they were asking was unrealistic but they weren't concerned about selling the property because Shoney's had a 20+ year lease and were going to have to pay the monthly/yearly lease payments regardless of whether they were actually operating the restaurant or not.Originally Posted by Brian96
Must be nice!!
Walgreen's. Rite aid going where the old hotel is next to Peking.
How many pharmacies do we need?
Really? Very interesting. I am kinda surprised by the Rite Aid location. I'm with Dawgmatic on wondering why the need for so many. My wife likes to go to Walgreen's over on California and I usually sit in the truck with the puppy and wait on her. I cannot believe how many people go into that store -- so I guess that is my answer right there. They wouldn't build them if they didn't know people were going to shop there.
Apparently one on every corner. WM/Monroe is rediculously saturated.
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Except the one Corner Drug was on.
Lets see - according to the 2009- 2010 Yellow Pages:
1. Green Clinic Pharmacy
2. Rite Aid
3. Walgreen's
4. Prescription Shoppe
5. Waltz's
6. Super One
7. Walmart
8. Fred's
9. Mitchells (My Personal Favorite)
10. Sterling Pharmacy (?????)
And now two more?
Wowser.
There's also the Clinic Pharmacy, I think it's called, not to be confused with Green Clinic Pharmacy inside the Green Clinic. Clinic Pharmacy is run by the pharmacist who used to be in Green Clinic. It's across Farmerville Street on Belue Lane or something in that new little strip.
I think Sterling only supplies to nursing homes, etc. Not retail.
Find a Walgreens anywhere and look across the street at the right aid...almost everytime. Its not an accident. They announced the two new ones a year ago in a chamber meeting. One wanted a northside presence, so the other followed.
And I've seen that all over the south, and it's not just with Rite Aid, but also CVS. I get the feeling that they are trying run the others out of business with head-to-head competition.
Convenience I guess. They don't have great prices. I stop in one from time to time if it happens to be on the easy to access side of the street.
You kind of wish that was all of them Dawgamatic:Except the one Corner Drug was on.
Lets see - according to the 2009- 2010 Yellow Pages:
1. Green Clinic Pharmacy
2. Rite Aid
3. Walgreen's
4. Prescription Shoppe
5. Waltz's
6. Super One
7. Walmart
8. Fred's
9. Mitchells (My Personal Favorite)
10. Sterling Pharmacy (?????)
And now two more?
Wowser.
1. Albertson's (believe there's still one in Monroe)
2. Winn Dixie (not sure if there still in NE Louisiana still but are in south Louisiana)
3. Target
4. K-Mart
5. and the chain that everyone loves ... Piggly Wiggly (only one left in north Louisiana is in Homer)
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Dawgmatic is talking about Ruston Yellow Pages.
There is no Albertson's in Ruston (or Monroe)
There's no Winn Dixie.
There's no Target.
There's no KMart
There's no Piggly Wiggly.
PS for all you trivia folks -- Where was Walgreen's first location outside of Chicago?
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$1.3 million was the price a couple of years ago......
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