May 23, 2013

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Walgreens

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The World's Fanciest Walgreens Is Almost Here

Posted 05.09.2013 | San Francisco

When you walk into a Walgreens, what's the first thing you look for? If you answered, "a $2,000 bottle of luxury wine," you're in luck: San Francis...

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Small but Meaningful Victories for Brooklynites

Alan Singer | Posted 05.13.2013 | New York

Read More: Walgreens, Key Foods, Hurricane Sandy, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Fairway, Unions, Red Hook, New York News

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn where I live, has been without a full-service supermarket since last June when the local Key Food on Prospect and 11th Avenues closed and the property was leased to Walgreens.

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Major Drug Store Accused Of Misleading Customers

Reuters | Posted 05.11.2013 | Business

Read More: Walgreens, Video, Walgreen Sued, Walgreen Misleading Customers, Reuters, Misleading Labels, Business News, Walgreen Vitamin E, Vitamin E, Business News

* Cardiovascular health claims challenged * Walgreen declines to comment By Jonathan Stempel March 11 (Re...

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GOP Gov Pushes Employment Plan To Colleagues

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.24.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Republican governor of South Dakota shared his personal experience growing up as the child of two deaf parents as part of the Nation...

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Photos For Everyone. And Everything.

Guy Cimbalo | Posted 03.25.2013 | Small Business

Read More: Walgreens, Photos, Startups, Twitter, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Flickr, Small Business News

New York's Aviary brings its tech to big business A well trafficked axiom in startup circles suggests that in a gold rush, selling pickaxes is your b...

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25 Lessons I Learned From My Bout With The Flu

Joanne Tombrakos | Posted 03.16.2013 | Women

Read More: Flu Shot, Flu, Influenza, Walgreens, Delivery, Duane Reade, Health, Gatorade, Where to Get a Flu Shot, Gun Control, Free Flu Shot, Wellness, Dehydration, What to Do if You Have the Flu, Fly Symptoms, Women News

You see, I got hit. Hard. For the better part of the last week I was forced to remove myself from normal, daily life. I am one of those left flat out by this year's so-called "epidemic." I had a lot of time to think while I lay in a fetal position in my darkened bedroom.

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Walgreens Is Not Always the Answer

Barbara Otto | Posted 03.16.2013 | Impact

The Walgreens model is not the answer for everyone. Figuring out how to employ people with disabilities in middle- and high-skilled jobs would improve this group's economic outlook and give American competitiveness more bang for the buck.

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Gov. Remains 'Really Excited' About Culture-Change Push

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.11.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON - Halfway through his term as chairman of the National Governors Association, Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) remains "really excited" about...

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WATCH: Tornado Hits Walgreens

The Huffington Post | Andres Jauregui | Posted 12.27.2012 | Green

Amazing surveillance video from a Walgreens pharmacy in Mobile, Ala., captured the harrowing moments when a tornado bore down on the store Christmas D...

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We Have The Trick To Make Last-Minute Shopping A Total Breeze

The Huffington Post | Michelle Persad | Posted 12.22.2012 | Style

We have the answers.

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Store Opening Times On Thanksgiving And Black Friday

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2012 | Home

Here is a roundup of store hours at some of the biggest Black Friday retailers. Keep in mind, times may vary depending on location. It's always best t...

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19-Year-Old Woman Found After Disappearing Under Suspicious Circumstances

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 11.07.2012 | Crime

Read More: Walgreens, Robert Wade, Tennessee Crime, Crime, Crime News, Missing Teen, East Ridge, Marissa Patterson Missing, Facebook, Robert Morris, Bobby Patterson, Video, Ringgold, Oglethorpe, Tennessee Missing, Catoosa County, Missing Persons, Marissa Patterson, Crime News

Authorities in Alabama have located a Tennessee teen after she disappeared with her boyfriend, who is now accused in a hit-and-run incident involving ...

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Drugstores Struggle To Fill Prescriptions In Areas Hard-Hit By Hurricane Sandy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 11.01.2012 | Business

Read More: Frankenstorm, Walgreens, Natural Disasters, Superstorm Sandy 2012, Duane Reade, Pharmacies, New York, New York City, Cvs, New Jersey, Hurricane Sandy, Rite Aid, Prescription Drugs, Hurricane Sandy 2012, Superstorm Sandy, Drugstores, Health Care, Business News

Hundreds of drugstores across New York and New Jersey remain closed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as pharmacists, corporate chains, independent ...

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Schools Making Bribes For What?!

The Huffington Post | Caroline Fairchild | Posted 10.31.2012 | Home

Read More: Walgreens, Mayor Emanuel, Cps, Walgreens Rewards, Student Success, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Public School System, Parent Involvement, Video, Home News

Parents have long debated whether or not it's healthy to bribe kids to do things like finish their homework on time or eat all of their vegetables. Bu...

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In-Store Navigation Is Finally Here

Daniel Burrus | Posted 11.12.2012 | Business

Read More: Navigation, Retail, Future, Technology, Walgreens, aisle411, Smartphones, Shopping Experience, Customer Experience, Business News

The retail drug store Walgreens has been working with a company called aisle411 to develop an in-store navigation system customers can use on their sm...

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'Stand Your Ground' Backer Dumped By Two More Major Corporations

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 07.26.2012 | Black Voices

Read More: Walgreens, Video, Stand Your Ground, Alec Walgreens, American Legislative Exchange Council, Alec, General Motors, Alec Dumped, Bv-Politics, Alec Gm, Alec Walgreen, Voter ID Laws, Voting Rights, Black Voices News

The list of major corporations severing ties with right-wing public policy group American Legislative Exchange Council continues to grow with Thursday...

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Hiring Disabled Workers Can Make Companies More Efficient: Report

Posted 08.22.2012 | Business

Across the country, disabled Americans are struggling with high unemployment. And companies might be suffering because of it. In 2007, when Walgre...

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Here's How Chains Are Fighting The End Of Retail

Slate | Matthew Yglesias | Posted 07.26.2012 | Business

Read More: Walgreens, Retailers, Walmart, Video, Big Box Stores, Shopping, Slate, Retail, Urban Retail, Amazon, Business News

After decades of population decline, America's cities have started to see growth again over the past twenty years. Over the past five years, the u...

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Windsor Terrace Residents Ask "Where Will We Shop?"

Alan Singer | Posted 09.22.2012 | New York

Read More: Walgreens, Key Foods, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Windsor Terrace Key Food, Windsor Terrace Grocery Store, Key Food, New York News

Unfortunately for us, many other community residents, and for the approximately 50 people who worked there, our Key Food closed for good in the middle of June and will be replaced by a Walgreen pharmacy sometime in early 2013.

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Jobs For The Disabled Get A New Champion

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 07.15.2012 | Politics

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- The new chairman of the National Governors Association plans to focus his year at the helm on developing ways that states can hel...

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PHOTOS: Controversial 'Mega-Walgreens' Sprouting Up Downtown

Aaron Sankin | Posted 07.19.2012 | San Francisco

If you're like most San Franciscans, every time you go into a pharmacy to buy toilet paper or refill a prescription, you think to yourself, "I wish th...

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Major U.S. Chain Makes Big Europe Buy

AP | TOM MURPHY | Posted 08.19.2012 | Business

Read More: Walgreens, Alliance-Boots, Video, Drugstore, Business News, Walgreens Pharmacy, Walgreen's, Drugstores, Walgreen Alliance Boots, Business News

Walgreen Co. will pay $6.7 billion in cash and stock to buy a stake in European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots, a deal that would give glob...

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Unhealthy Oxycodone Rewards at Walgreens

Steven Kurlander | Posted 06.18.2012 | Miami

Read More: Oxycodone, The Celebrity Apprentice, Walgreens, Drug Enforcement Administration, Oxycontin, Florida Crime, Donald Trump, Florida Wallgreens, Florida Oxycodone, Miami News

In Florida, where 85 percent of Oxycodone was allegedly distributed last year, it was estimated that at the beginning of 2011, seven Floridians died a day from overdoses from prescription drugs.

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DEA Searches Walgreens Distribution Center In Drug Investigation

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.06.2012 | Miami

-- A new media report says that federal drug agents searched six Walgreen stores in Florida and a distribution center there as part of investigation ...

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