Read more Walgreens stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10826/walgreens.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:01:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72864/americans-skip-bar-buy-booze-at-grocery-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRecession-strapped Americans are hitting the bar less and less, but they’re not giving up drinking: sales of beer and wine at grocery and convenience stores have ballooned, prompting many shops to start offering alcohol. Between September 2008 and last month, the number of stores selling beer shot up by 2,...http://www.newser.com/story/72864/americans-skip-bar-buy-booze-at-grocery-store.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72735/suit-wants-pharmacies-to-bust-drug-abusers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a driver, high on painkillers, ran her car into two guys fixing a flat tire on the side of the highway, killing one of them, the victims' families filed a lawsuit—against the pharmacies that sold the painkillers. That case, pending before the Nevada Supreme Court, will be the...http://www.newser.com/story/72735/suit-wants-pharmacies-to-bust-drug-abusers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:05:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62901/retailers-slash-selection-in-response-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA fundamental shift is going on in the consumer product world as retailers decide that less is more, the Wall Street Journal reports. Big national retailers are expected to slash selection by at least 15%, analysts say. Gone will be 30% of Kroger’s cereals, 20 of the 24 tape measures...http://www.newser.com/story/62901/retailers-slash-selection-in-response-to-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 9:51:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55649/walgreens-jettisons-chia-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalgreens has pulled Chia Obama from its shelves, saying the Afro-growing pottery novelty “didn’t fit our corporate image,” the Chicago Tribune reports. “We didn’t want to be subject to any misinterpretation over the product,” said a spokesman, who said he was misquoted yesterday as saying that customers had complained that...http://www.newser.com/story/55649/walgreens-jettisons-chia-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 10:43:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48521/belt-tightening-spares-older-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs companies nationwide cut tens of thousands of jobs, younger workers appear to be taking a hit as companies try to retain older, more experienced employees, reports BusinessWeek . Boomers increasingly have become corporate America’s gold standard: “When you’re in your 50s and 60s, you’re in your prime,” said a CVS...http://www.newser.com/story/48521/belt-tightening-spares-older-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 8:06:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46031/dow-sheds-59-on-ugly-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today after Toyota warned of looming losses and Walgreen announced a reduction in profit, MarketWatch reports. Amid light trading volume, the Dow dropped 59.42 to close at 8,519.69, the Nasdaq fell 31.97, closing at 1,532.35, and the S&P 500 shed 16.25...http://www.newser.com/story/46031/dow-sheds-59-on-ugly-reports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Dec 2008 15:20:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19568/retailers-bully-shoplifters-for.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA system designed to compensate retailers for losses incurred by shoplifters has few controls to prevent the extortion or harassment, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Civil recovery” laws allow retailers to turn the names of suspected shoplifters over to collection agencies who demand fees of $200 or much more—even...http://www.newser.com/story/19568/retailers-bully-shoplifters-for.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 20 Feb 2008 14:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19056/sex-aids-shelf-space-sales-grow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBe careful letting your kids wander in Wal-Mart—the retail giant and other mainstream stores are devoting more shelf space to sex aids, Newsweek reports, and they aren’t hiding it. Lubricants, oils and even vibrators are increasingly appearing next to contraceptives and pregnancy tests. “Even the more conservative retailers have...http://www.newser.com/story/19056/sex-aids-shelf-space-sales-grow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 Feb 2008 14:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/7883/groups-ask-feds-to-regulate-air-fresheners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAir fresheners contain dangerous chemical compounds linked to asthma, cancer, and developmental problems, said a coalition of environmental groups in petitioning the EPA yesterday to regulate the industry. While most companies denied the charges, Walgreen Co. responded by pulling three fresheners off shelves in its 5,850 stores, the San...http://www.newser.com/story/7883/groups-ask-feds-to-regulate-air-fresheners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Sep 2007 18:23:15 CDT