Blog 5: Walgreens

Walgreens, America's favorite drugstore. There seems to be one on every corner nowadays. Walgreens is a one-stop shop for all of your convenient needs whether it be snacks, makeup, personal hygiene items, getting photos developed, or just filling your prescription, Walgreens usually always has what you're looking for.
In Greensboro, NC there is a Walgreens on the corner of Spring Garden st. and Aycock along with a CVS right across the street. In my opinion, this gives Walgreens an advantage in sales because people that are turning or are coming from the right are more than likely going to go to Walgreens before CVS. Another tacktic used by Walgreens to increase sales is by saturating the market, by having a Walgreens every few blocks just as McDonald's and Starbucks practice. Other advantages for this store include the fact that it's less than a year old so it still looks brand new and very clean which can be an advantage over CVS since it's outdated. Also, since Walgreens is directly across the street from UNCG, students and pedestrian traffic is increased and people coming from UNCG will more than likely stop at Walgreens before CVS since it's closer.
A big disadvantage for this store would be that parking is such a pain. The parking lot is set up where you can't get out but one exit to turn a certain way so there is really only one exit for each road which could cause alot of congestion on busy days. Despite parking, this particular Walgreens is in a really good location that is within a busy intersection and in a good location for lots of pedestrian traffic.