ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After a number of grocery stores and pharmacies have closed in one of Albuquerque’s lower-income districts, another store is getting ready to shut its doors. Another Walgreens in the International District is calling it quits adding to the growing pharmacy desert in the area.
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Walgreens announced they’ll be shutting down the Eubank and Central location. In a statement which can be read in full below, Walgreens said the store is “not able to cover costs associated with rent, staffing, and supply needs”. The company said the store’s last day will be November 6.
City Councilor, Nicole Rogers said this closure adds to the growing pharmacy desert in the area. “This is a huge blow to the community, especially the seniors that live in the new development across the Luminaria, we have another one planned on the opposite side of Central so I’m really worried for our vulnerable folks,” said Councilor Nicole Rogers, District 6.