MAKING TIES: Pharmacists Erik Johnson, left, and Richard Ploude have opened Anawan Drug in Rehoboth, an independently owned drugstore. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY
Despite the steady expansion of retail pharmacies owned by large corporations, there is still a place in the market for an old-fashioned, independently owned drugstore. Erik Johnson and Richard Ploude, both licensed pharmacists, recently opened Anawan Drug in the center of Rehoboth. They plan to get to know people in the community and establish a…