Paul Roberts’ story “Everything must go: Bartell Drugs, an institution for 135 years, fades away” (Sept. 30, A1) brings again recollections.
Bartell Medication’ successes, for my part, resulted from a exceptional company tradition that did enterprise responsibly, truthfully and with caring.
Julie within the pharmacy made each go to nice, there was by no means an extended wait, and a pharmacist was all the time there to clarify a prescription for me and my sufferers.
George Bartell and Jean Bartell Barber went to nice lengths caring for his or her workers and thus their worker loyalty.
As a vendor, the client, Phil, even helped us with our merchandise since they had been so distinctive and we knew nothing about retail.
The Bartells ran a category act.
Retail pharmacy is a cutthroat enterprise, particularly merciless to smaller chains. From my perspective, nevertheless, probably the most disheartening a part of this story got here as they had been compelled to shut shops and take losses on account of rampant retail theft and the dearth of legislation enforcement, as evidenced in so many Seattle Occasions studies.
The Bartell Medication title could fade away, however not within the minds and recollections of these of us who admired and miss them.
Dan Labriola, ND, PE, Seattle
