Public Health Voices features commentary and analysis from Irwin Redlener, M.D., on pressing issues in public health along with guest insights from colleagues committed to science, compassion, and public service.
New Yorkers are used to grieving the loss of mom-and-pop shops and neighborhood staples, but chain stores? Not so much. But the problems affecting local retailers are taking a toll on some of the city’s bigger and better-known chains—including the once-ubiquitous Duane Reade.