Oh yes, drugstores are in a building boom.

The closest main intersection to me has a CVS on one corner, and a Brooks / Rite Aid (Rie Aid jsut bought out Brooks) on the other corner. The 3rd corner is now underconstruction -- for a Walgreens. The CVS is, and the Walgreens will be, 24 hours. The Brooks/Rite Aid is going to have a tough time; they have been since the CVS opened just 3 years back.

Less than a quarter mile up the street is a Stip N Shop with instore pharmacy, which is where I go. Not open 24 hours, but the personal service is like what I grew up with. And I prefer that MUCH better! The 2 guys know me and Dad, and through photos and prescriptions all my pets. I've met their families. I know what they like, which sports they are into, which games they go to (other than their kids, that is!). I was "forced" to use the CVS for 9 ueyars as that was a limit from my insurance. It was always a problem. Scripts were not ready when I went in to pick them up, 48 hours after phoning in, or they were ready but THE WRONG MEDS, (yes, CVS in RI , it's home state, is KNOWN for putting in the wrong meds, isn't that awful?!), and basically being a pain the *** to deal with. I was thrilled when the courtruled the limitation was anti commerce or something and we could pick or own pharmacy. I switched the same day!