A cluster of similar retail stores on Highland Road and Lee Drive is getting a little more competition, but the new addition is slated to arrive several months later than anticipated.
A new Walgreens location, originally slated to be completed by May at the latest, will open in about four months because work is behind schedule, according to Lanco Construction Vice-President Jonathan Lanza.
The store will be located across the street from a CVS Pharmacy and near a Walmart Neighborhood Market.
Lanza said it will take about four months to complete construction. He didn’t have an anticipated opening date, but he said it usually takes about a week after construction is completed for a store to open.
The construction completion is taking more time because “getting the building permit took longer than expected,” Lanza said.
Lanza said he expects Walgreens to be a competitor to the other pharmacies because of its long-time Southern roots.
Clay Lovelace, natural resource ecology and management junior, said Walgreens is convenient, but he doesn’t have a preference when it comes to drug stores.
“They’re all the same to me,” Lovelace said. “They all sell the same items.”
 
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