drugstore
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drugstores
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The drugstore chain Walgreens has seen a double-digit jump in sales of cold and flu medications as well as cough drops, according to a report in ABC News.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
According to a 2022 inspection report, when the drugstore was asked, “How are you storing these?” because they’re not in the logs, he said, “It’s supposed to be a little bit freezing.”
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Northwest Pharmacy, a British Columbia-based international drugstore, wrote in a blog post that orders placed after Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Another untitled 11-by-14-inch print from 1979 records the fire-burnished remains of the looping Thrifty sign above a Westwood drugstore.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
When I got there, Gus was sitting at the kitchen table while Bertha sliced green peppers from the garden and jabbered about that fancy new drugstore they were building out on Route 26.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
On social media, vacationers are showing off their “pharmacy hauls” from across the continent, extolling the virtues of E.U.-made creams and serums and turning drugstores into can’t-miss destinations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
There are its namesake drugstores, but also pharmacy-benefits manager Caremark, insurer Aetna, primary-care center Oak Street Health, and in-home services provider Signify Health.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
We checked out two intersections that used to have two drugstores each, and all four of them are closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026
The concept of prescription vending machines isn’t novel; consumer-facing automated pharmacy kiosks date back to the mid-2000s, when San Diego-based automated-pharmacy company Asteres began introducing its ScriptCenter machines in drugstores and grocery stores.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
I’d been on one of those miniature ponies once, the kind out in front of old- school drugstores.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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