On the inside, Pure Supermarket in Bellaire-Puritas looks exactly like what it is: a brand new supermarket with bins of fresh produce, shelves of hard-to-find staples for ethnic dishes and a counter for hot Middle Eastern to-go meals.
On the outside, however, the grocery store looks familiar. The building has the distinct triangular entryway of a Walgreens because that’s what it used to be.
The Walgreens closed in 2024 amid what some have nicknamed “pharmageddon,” a sweeping contraction in the retail pharmacy industry over the last several years that has resulted in thousands of closures across the country…