The Zombie Pharmacies That Are Holding Back New York City Retail

Over a million square feet of retail space is empty in vacant chain-drugstore locations across New York City. Here’s why it’s so hard to fill.

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Now where the hell else am I going to pay $19 for a $2 toothbrush if they close them all
They literally lose less money running out a lease with an closed store than they would paying to keep them open and selling stuff.

Man that's some bonkers shit.
- Because people living there want to be paid a living wage and not slave labor.
  
  Theft is just a red herring.
  
  Didn't mention theft. Just that economics of it all in general is out of whack