Teresa Carr and AIBDC sent the following release out. Snyders will fill a great many needs. Sixty percent of the people in the area do not have automobiles, so there is a real need for a local pharmacy within walking or wheel chair distance. Though at odds with the neighborhood concerning PPL, Ms. Carr is to be commended and thanked for her swift action on getting a new drug store.
>>>"For Immediate Release January 30, 2003 # # # Snyders move to East Franklin prescribes further health for Phillips Drug store company executives anticipate new store opening in Ancient Traders Market Minneapolis--Snyders, the fastest growing drugstore chain in the United States, will move into the former Walgreens in Ancient Traders Market at 13th and East Franklin Avenues in March. "We want to get in quicker rather than later," said Snyder's president, Gordon Barker, recipient of the national Retail Excellence (REX) Award for 2002 and a pharmacist himself. "Everything you want in a new location is here: high density, great visibility, easy freeway access and a hospital that generates business nearby." "We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Snyders as our new tenant," said Theresa Carr, executive director of American Indian Neighborhood Business Corporation, which owns the property. In the Snyders tradition, the new East Franklin operation will look to community focus groups for input. Examples of customization in the Snyders family of stores ranges from expanded health care sections to customized cosmetics. The second largest drugstore chain in North America, Snyders operates 180 stores in 14 states. The first Snyders opened in Minneapolis in 1928. Minnesota is home to 85 Snyders, with 67 located in the seven-county metro area. In 1999, Gordon Barker and five partners relocated from the West Coast to Minnesota in order to head the Snyders chain. The six executives had retired in 1996 from Thrifty PayLess, a chain of 1300 drugstores head-quartered in San Diego. "We have a neighborhood concept of a drugstore," said one of those partners, John Greer, Snyders' executive vice president and chief operating officer. "But don't discount the fact that we're here to make money." The company anticipates an initial hiring of 25-50 employees. Walgreens ceased operations in Ancient Traders Market on January 10, 2003."<<< Jim Graham, Ventura Village in the great City of Metropolis >>>There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies and revolution into minds.<<< (I may have to add medicine into sick people) TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
