EATON APOTHECARY CLOSING

As you may have heard, Walgreens has purchased the Eaton Apothecary chain and is apparently planning to close the Sherborn store on North Main Street. When I first heard the news of the sale, I was hoping that Walgreens might expand the apothecary into the entire first floor of its building, because I knew the 2500 square foot size of the current Apothecary is way too small for Walgreens. However, obviously even the entire floor of about 5000 square feet is too small for them since their normal size is about 12,000 to 15,000 square feet.

Obviously, this is another blow to efforts to improve the Town Center. The first floor retail space of the building at 19-23 North Main has been half empty since the building was completed in 2006. Now the entire first floor will be empty, at least for some period of time. The septic capacity of the building precludes types of tenants that use lots of water, like food establishments.

I have heard that there is some sort of petition being circulated asking, I believe, that Walgreen's not close the store. I am not sure how effective that will be. In any case, feel free to leave any comments here.