COSTS. A WALGREENS PHARMACY IN NORTH EAST GRAND RAPIDS HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS NOW. >> > > INFORMATION EIGHT ' S BYRON TOLLEFSON HAS BEEN LOOKING INTO WHY THIS OCCURRED. HE'' S RIGHT HERE NOW WITH WHAT HE FOUND OUT. BYRON. >> > > I TALKED WITH NUMEROUS CONSUMERS DISMAYED BY THIS STRUGGLING TO REFILL THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS AS THEIR MAIN WALGREENS DRUG STORE IN NORTH EAST GRAND RAPIDS HAS BEEN BRIEFLY. CLOSE DOWN. >> > > FOR NEARLY 2 WEEKS NOW, LOTS GRAND RAPIDS RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO APPEARANCE ELSEWHERE FOR THE PRESCRIPTIONS. THEY COUNTS ON SINCE SEPTEMBER. 20TH. THE WALGREENS PHARMACY ON PLAINFIELD AVENUE. NORTHEAST IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS BEEN CLOSED. An INDICATOR OUTSIDE. THE SHOP CLAIMS THEIR SYSTEM IS DOWN AND ALSO THEY DON'' T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL CERTAINLY BE BACK UP THEREFORE, EMPLOYEES AND ALSO CUSTOMERS.TELL INFORMATION 8 THAT PRESCRIPTIONS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO A DISTINCTION. WALGREENS AT 4 TO 5 FULLER AVENUE. AN EMPLOYEE THERE STATES THEY ' VE SEEN A RISE IN'PRESCRIPTIONS, BUT THEY ' RE MANAGING TO STAY'AFLOAT. BUT ALSO FOR CUSTOMERS, IT ' S REPORTEDLY'BEEN A BATTLE TO GET THEIR MEDICINE WITH THE PLAINFIELD OPPORTUNITY PHARMACY SHUT SEVERAL CONSUMERS TELL INFORMATION 8 THEY HAVE INVESTED HOURS ON HOLD TRYING TO REFILL THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS WITH ONE CUSTOMER CALLING THE CIRCUMSTANCE A CATASTROPHE MAKING THINGS WORSE. IT'' S NOT THE ONLY WALGREENS THAT'' S BEEN SHUT. AN STAFF MEMBER VERIFIES THAT ANOTHER PERSON PHARMACY ON FULLER AS WELL AS NOW AVENUE WAS CLOSED FOR MULTIPLE DAYS RECENTLY. IT'' S UNCLEAR WHY THE PROLONGED CONCERNS COME AS A LABOR SHORTAGE CONTINUES IN THIS AREA. THAT'' S WHAT WALGREENS COMPANY APPEARS TO CONDEMN FOR THE CLOSURES WHEN WE ASKED THEM WHICH PHARMACIES IN GRAND RAPIDS ARE CLOSED. AND WHY THE FIRM SAID THERE'' S BEEN, QUOTE, GREATER DEMAND FOR COVID RELATED SERVICES COINCIDING WITH STAFFING CHALLENGES.THE CHAIN WENT ON
TO SAY QUOTE, WE ' VE EXPANDED OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AMONG A PRONOUNCED A LABOR SHORTAGE. AND WE ' RE TAKING EVERY TIP FEASIBLE TO HELP MEET CURRENT HEIGHTENED DEMAND FOR COVID-19 INOCULATIONS ALONG WITH TESTING AND OTHER DRUG STORE SOLUTIONS SUCH AS INFLUENZA SHOTS.
