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STAR-ADVERTISER FILE / 2008
Walgreens, which typically hires about 30 workers at each of its locations, operates in Ewa Beach and Honolulu, Kailua, Kaneohe, Wahiawa and Waipahu.
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Walgreens is planning to open in downtown Honolulu across from rival drugstore chain Longs Drugs, according to a building permit filed with the City and County of Honolulu.
The project specifies a 18,462-square-foot store at 116 S. Hotel St. with interior renovations estimated at $850,000. Officials of Walgreens couldn’t be reached for comment Friday.
The Deerfield, Ill.-based drugstore chain, which typically hires about 30 workers at each of its locations, operates in Ewa Beach and Honolulu, Kailua, Kaneohe, Wahiawa and Waipahu. It also has stores in Hilo and Kahului, Lahaina and Wailuku on Maui. The retailer previously said it was looking to open in Lihue, but hasn’t said when that project will begin.
Meanwhile, Walmart is preparing to open a store on Fort Street Mall in the former Macy’s site this summer. The downtown Honolulu area will have two Longs, a Walmart and Walgreens competing for a share of the market within about 300 feet of one another.