From pencils, to bear costumes, to urostomy pouches, Duane Reade is your one-stop back to school supershop. The drug store gets a little gentle ribbing over the extensiveness of its inventory in this amusing little parody ad. [More]
Drugstores Cross-Promoting Chocolate And Condoms For Valentine's
By February 14, 2011
Drugstores are making it easier for you to get your Valentine’s Day shopping in by putting endcaps of condoms and lubrication on their their chocolate and candy displays. Now you only have to visit one aisle! [More]
Duane Reade Infilitrates Williamsburg By Adding A Beer Bar
By January 14, 2011
When Duane Reade announced it wanted to open a store in the hip poseur enclave neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, it faced stiff opposition from locals and bloggers who feared it would destroy the area’s charm and drive a nearby local pharmacy out of business. So the pharmacy chain bought over the natives with beer. [More]
Duane Reade Deploys Rewards Program Shrink Ray
By August 13, 2010
Even retailer rewards programs can fall victim to the Shrink Ray. The latest victim? Duane Reade. Reader RC was saddened to learn of he change, and lays it out for us. [More]
Walgreens Completes Total Domination Of NYC With Duane Reade Deal
By April 10, 2010
Hear that sound? It’s the combined sobs of New Yorkers as the deal to turn all 258 Duane Reade drugstores in the metropolitan area, as well as two distribution centers and Duane Reade headquarters, into Walgreens has now been made official. [More]
Walgreens Expects To Complete Duane Reade Deal By Mid-April
By April 1, 2010
Just as NBC prepares to give itself up to some company from Philadelphia, another New York institution has gotten one step closer to invasion from without with the news that the FTC has given the go-ahead for Walgreens to continue with its purchase of Duane Reade drug stores. [More]
Walgreens Opens Wide, Swallows Up Duane Reade
By February 17, 2010
Anyone who’s lived in — or even visited — New York City is familiar with Duane Reade Pharmacies, the only business that competes with Starbuck in terms of retail space in the five boroughs. And, as a New Yorker, I know it’s a love-hate relationship with the local chain. But the era of a Duane Reade on every corner in Manhattan may be coming to an end with the announcement this morning that Illinois-based drugstore giant Walgreens is in the process of buying Duane Reade out. [More]
Duane Reade Says It's Christmas Time
By October 5, 2009
Reader Emily snapped this photo at the Duane Reade at 58th and 8th in Manhattan.
Customer Shows Displeasure With Duane Reade Through Choice Editing
By August 5, 2009
Duane Reade is a drug store endemic to New York City. If you’ve ever experienced what it is like to shop there, you are sure to appreciate the following edits made to a sign requesting customer feedback.
Duane Reade May Want To Rethink The Instructions On Their Generic Sandwich Bags
By April 4, 2009
Duane Reade wants you to compare their store brand sandwich bags to Ziploc’s bags, and you should, because Ziplcoc’s bags are $0.50 cheaper.
Excellent Spelling At Duane Reade
By June 15, 2007
Submitted to our Flickr pool, an excellent sign at the Duane Reade on E. 51st in NYC.
Duane Reade Sucks As A Pharmacy, Target Is Pretty Good
By April 19, 2007
According to JD Power and associates survey of pharmacies, that blight on New York City, Duane Reade, placed last in the rankings of chain pharmacies. From the WSJ Health Blog:The results are based on an online survey of 6,543 U.S. consumers conducted last fall.
