Redundant and unneeded pharmacy to replace useful furniture store in Porter Square

[ron_newman]

According to the Porter Square Neighborhood Association mailing list, Pier One will close and a Walgreen's will move into both Pier One's space and the vacant ex-Blockbuster Video above it.

(Is there anything at all you can buy at Walgreen's that you can't just as easily buy at the CVS across the street?)

Comments

[ron_newman]

I guess because Walgreen's wants both floors - Pier One and ex-Blockbuster above it. Though I think the result will be a pretty awkward drugstore. The only two-story drugstore I've ever been to is the Harvard Square CVS, and that isn't much fun to navigate.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

The CVS at Copley Square is also two floors. Until you learn what's on what floor it's a bit awkward--especially since the escalator to the 2nd floor isn't immediately noticeable. The first couple of times I went there to pick up something quick, I walked out quickly puzzled. Having not found stuff I couldn't believe they didn't have, but since I couldn't find it, and was tired of looking, and in a hurry, I just left.