MacKenzie's Pharmacy is changing names after 80 years in business.
The owner, who declined to identify himself, also declined to discuss details of the change, but said he would be staying on and all customer files would transferred to CVS.
"I will still be here," he said. "We will still be here."
The owner urged all customers to pick up prescriptions before 5 p.m. Friday. Otherwise, they will have to be returned.
Several other mom-and-pop businesses are closing or have closed in Trumbull Center, for various reasons. France's Bakery, Trumbull Aquarium and Porricelli's have all shut down since last year, and a mailbox store moved across the street.
Some of the remaining local businesses include a Japanese and a Chinese restaurant, Sapore Deli, Aliette Monjoux (hair salon) and Head Company Hair Wizards.
The shopping plaza also contains chain stores such as Bruegger's Bagels and Starbucks.
Meanwhile, Marie's Sandwich Shop, a neighbor of the pharmacy, closes sometime this week, after nearly 50 years in business.
Marie's owner of seven years, Kathleen Hallahan, said MacKenzie's "has been a great neighbor."
The nearest CVS stores to Trumbull are on East Main Street and Main Street, Bridgeport; Hawley Lane in Stratford, across from the Hawley Lane Mall; and in the Big Y Plaza on Route 111 in Monroe.
Louis is right--where are our town officials? I realize that Trumbull Center is privately owned, but we do have some highly paid people at town hall whose job it is to attract and retain businesses in town. Yet we've lost several just in the past few weeks.
The politicians will do little to help. Look at Norwalk Center. Its a ghost town. They thought because they were saying no to Macy's and other department stores, they were preserving the downtown area. The only thing that happened is that people now go to the mall! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBh-m1yTZS0
MacKenzie's was a great Pharmacy CVS is fine retailer but there was something about that mom&pop store....... www.andrewblumct.com