Originally Posted by
cblaisd
When we lived in the Bay Area, and prior to that in IND, Walgreens came in and blitz-built. They really hurt Longs in the former and a couple of local chains in the latter.
I wonder if Walgreens have the name recognition in Hawaii, though, to hurt Longs.
It's not like Longs is pricing itself above cost. If anything, the Longs ad is what keeps prices down.
Add to that the fact that everyone in Hawaii knows what a Longs is and has come to trust the Longs name. Not to mention the presence Longs has in the Hawaii market. Do we really not have an oversaturated drug store market?
And, add further to that the presence of Walmart.
Except for our hanai-kama'aina, no one is really going to know what a Walgreens is. So I'm still questioning their move. Why is it that they see such an incredible opportunity for them to grow in the Islands, to the point where they've been clammering for a year & 1/2 now to open a store here...
