A Bay Area company Elephant Pharm closed all of it's three stores yesterday citing the economy as the reason. I only made it to the Walnut Creek one once but it was pretty cool place with all kinds of products including a bulk herbs section with ayurvedic, western and Chinese herbs. They also had alternative practitioners do consultations. Story here: http://cbs5.com/local/elephant.pharm.closes.2.926323.html
