Walgreens has ended an experiment in Northwest Houston by closing its location at 12620 Farm to Market 1960 Rd W, Houston, TX 77065. The store opened about two years ago, replacing a full-sized location across the street. The prototype store was the first of its kind in Houston, and the location was downsized to everything but the bare essentials. It was mainly a pharmacy, but it did carry a small assortment of snacks, medical supplies, and household goods. While it was the first location in Houston, it was far from the first small format store, a concept that Walgreens has continued to develop. The small format Walgreens took up about a quarter of a former Eckerds. CVS maintains a similarly downsized store just a few blocks away.
