Now It’s Dollar Stores Vs. Drugstores  If Dollar Tree's move
into pharmacy services becomes a trend, drugstores face a
serious challenge   Rx_Symbol_185_FlickrDollar stores used to be
somewhat of a joke. You’d go there for gag gifts, cheap cleaning
products and slightly suspect food items. But in fact, chains
such as Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR), Family Dollar (NYSE:FDO) and
Dollar General (NYSE:DG) are a force to be reckoned with. Now
under siege: drugstores.  Deals, part of the Dollar Tree brand,
has opened a South Florida location featuring pharmacy services
provided by a third-party partner, PharmaGo. In addition to
prices that are in line with the competition, Deals/PharmaGo
offers a home-delivery service.  These discount chains are big
business. In fact, the number of DLTR, DG, and FDO stores
combined exceeds the combined number of Walgreens (NYSE:WAG),
CVS Corp. (NYSE:CVS) and Rite-Aid locations by more than 1,300
stores, according to commercial real-estate firm Colliers
International. If the pharmacy tre