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Walgreens could shutter over 2K stores as sales plunge amid stubborn inflation
June 27, 2024 | 12:27pmWalgreens announced it will be cutting its profit forecast for the fiscal 2024 year and closing more stores across the US in its latest attempt to deal with a "difficult...
CVS-branded nasal spray for babies recalled after finding it is made with 'machines used to produce pesticides'
June 11, 2024 | 1:27pmIn the last 10 years, CVS has recalled 133 over-the-counter generic drugs due to safety concerns -- nearly twice as many as Walgreens.
NYC shoplifting soars with over 21K complaints lodged so far this year — causing CVS, Walgreens to close up shops
May 18, 2024 | 11:42amNew York City is turning into a drugstore desert as retail theft surged 5.6% so far this year.
Walmart to close 51 in-store health clinics, shut down telehealth service
April 30, 2024 | 10:17amWalmart said "the challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs" led to a "lack of profitability."
'Defective' packaging for Tide Pods and other laundry detergents recalled due to 'serious' risk of injury
April 9, 2024 | 1:57pmDeter yourself from using these detergents.
Knife-wielding NYC bandits steal more than $200 in Bounty paper towels — but scheme went down the tubes
March 12, 2024 | 5:44pmThey got picked up in a Quicker-Picker-Upper heist. A pair of knife-wielding bandits ripped off an obscene amount of Bounty paper towels from an Upper East Side CVS on Tuesday...
CVS and Walgreens to start dispensing abortion pill across several states this month
March 1, 2024 | 12:42pmOfficials at CVS and Walgreens said in interviews that they had received certification to dispense mifepristone under guidelines that the FDA issued last year.
Brave dad fights off creep who tried to kidnap 4-year-old son in busy pharmacy
February 9, 2024 | 4:04am"Everyone was just shocked because it was so quick and it was so fast. The guy just came out of nowhere."
CVS store to close after DC thieves ransack location for months, leaving shelves bare
January 24, 2024 | 4:23amA Washington DC CVS store will close its doors after a group of sticky-fingered teens routinely ransacked the store, leaving the shelves bare.
CVS closing dozens of Target pharmacies in latest cost-cutting move
January 11, 2024 | 6:05pmThe pharmacy closures will begin in February and be completed by the end of April, CVS said.
CVS to overhaul drug-pricing model to boost transparency amid scrutiny of high cost for meds
December 5, 2023 | 1:17pmPharmacy giant CVS Health on Tuesday announced an overhaul of its drug-pricing model to boost transparency amid scrutiny of the soaring cost for medications. The new system, called CVS CostVantage,...
FDA recalls another 27 eye drops made in 'insanitary' plant where operators work barefoot
November 17, 2023 | 8:57amThe Food and Drug Administration has recalled 27 eye drops sold at major retailers including CVS, Rite Aid, Target and Walmart following a shocking report that detailed a slew of...
NYC shoplifter uses hatchet to smash multiple windows, hits employee at CVS
November 16, 2023 | 9:10pmA hatchet-wielding shoplifter smashed multiple store windows at an Upper East Side CVS Thursday afternoon after employees stopped him from stealing, police said.
California sheriff rips 'out-of-touch' retail executives for not doing more to thwart shoplifting: 'Don't have the guts'
November 16, 2023 | 6:57pmSheriff Jim Cooper blamed an uptick in blatant theft in recent years on "out-of-touch" executives at big box retailers who refuse to use their deep pockets to campaign for change.
Washington, DC, CVS toilet paper lock-up shows NYC its ugly future
November 13, 2023 | 10:53amThings won't turn around unless and until enough legislators, city or state, who back those “reforms” start paying a severe political price.
Washington, DC, CVS replaces shelves of toilet paper with framed photos of products amid rising thefts
November 12, 2023 | 1:13amReports of robbery in the nation’s capital are up by 68% in 2023 compared to last year.
Tainted eyedrops pulled by CVS, Target were made by barefoot workers in India: report
November 10, 2023 | 2:08pmWorkers walked around barefoot and safety test results were faked in the factory in India, according to an explosive report.
Target fans slam embattled chain for locking up essential items: 'Behold the dystopian nightmare'
November 4, 2023 | 12:17pm"The era of Target runs is officially over because tell me why it took me over an hour to buy a single bag of items," one fan complained in a...
FDA warns against use of two dozen eye drop products sold at CVS, Rite Aid over risk of infection and vision loss
October 30, 2023 | 3:09pmThe FDA is telling consumers to avoid two dozen eye drop products sold at major retailers including CVS and Rite Aid, because they could cause eye infections and potentially lead to vision...
'Pharmageddon' is coming: Thousands of pharmacists plot next walkout over work conditions
October 29, 2023 | 1:57pmOver 2K agreed they would walk out this week to protest working conditions at pharmacies around the US.