Columbus, OH

Walgreens plans to close a “significant portion” of underperforming stores and lower its stake in primary care provider VillageMD, a shift away from the pharmacy chain’s previous strategy to transform into a “consumer-centric” healthcare company. While executives didn’t specify an exact number of stores it...

Walgreens to close ‘significant portion’ of stores, shift away from primary care strategy

Walgreens Boots Alliance (Deerfield, Ill.) is planning to close more of its roughly 8700 stores in the U.S., according to a variety of news sources, including The New York Times. The company first broached the topic in its most recent earnings release, then CEO Tim Wentworth elaborated on the closure plans in a conference call with stock analysts who follow the pharmacy giant.

Walgreens Eyes Closing 2000-Plus Stores

TheStreet

The retailer has already closed nearly one dozen locations this year alone.

Walmart suddenly closing more stores in 2024

PopCulture

The company has closed 500 stores since last year.

Rite Aid Is Closing 27 Stores

Fox Business

For years, U.S. pharmacy chains have been shuttering locations around the nation. It's a trend one industry expert says will continue, especially with the demand for online pharmacies.

CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid closing stores: a brick and mortar downfall?

HELLO

Michael Strahan became the latest Good Morning America star to be replaced this week. His co-star Robin Roberts has also been missing from the studio recently. Get the details…

Michael Strahan becomes latest GMA star to be replaced

RadarOnline

The Price Is Right host Drew Carey has revealed that contestants are often drunk or high while appearing on the long-running game show, RadarOnline.com has learned."That happens here all the time," Carey told TV Insider in a new interview this week. "They’ll have a gummy, or I’ll smell alcohol on their breath. Not unusual.""There was a guy here that was tripping on mushrooms," Carey recalled. "He came with a bunch of friends. He was a sketch [comedy] guy. I found out later when I went to UCB [sketch improv theater, Upright Citizens Brigade] to hang out.""They were like, ‘Did you...

'The Price is Right' Drug Scandal: Host Drew Carey Makes Stunning Confession, Says Contestants Are Frequently High or Drinking

Business Insider

President Joe Biden's aides defended his poor debate performance, telling Axios he's more likely to make verbal mistakes and become tired after 4 p.m.

Biden's aides said his debate performance was poor because he struggles to function after 4 p.m., report says

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Koreans are in deep doo doo, literally, as their government has ordered each household to collect 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of human waste and dry it for use as fertilizer, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia.

Cruel summer: North Koreans ordered to provide human waste for fertilizer

Walgreens is set to close a substantial number of its roughly 8,600 locations across the United States as the company looks to reset the struggling pharmaceutical chain’s business.

Walgreens will close a significant number of US stores, shutting down many unprofitable locations

Russia is guilty of torturing, beating and numerous other human rights violations of Ukrainian nationals since it occupied Crimea in 2014, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. There were 43 cases of disappearances or abductions between 2014 and 2018 and the forced relocation of some 12,500 Crimean prisoners...

Russia tortured Ukrainians in Crimea, rules European Court

San Diego, CA

Aurora, CO

The US Sun

WALMARTS are closing across the country - and retail experts say the cuts are signals of a bleak future for shoppers. The multi-million dollar corporation has closed nine stores so far this year, which could be a warning sign for other retail giants. Walmart, which operates 5,000 stores in the...

Walmart store closures are a warning sign of retail apocalypse with other chains also facing threat, expert says

USA TODAY

Walgreens said Thursday it is planning to close a significant amount of its underperforming stores in the United States.

Walgreens plans to close a significant amount of underperforming stores in the US

Missouri State

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Saint Louis, MO

CJ Coombs

The historic Des Peres School building is located at 6307 Michigan in St. Louis, Missouri. Originally, it was a four-room school. On September 2, 1982, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and rightfully so due to its historic significance.

Historic Des Peres School in Missouri: birthplace of the first kindergarten room

PopCrush

In the past few years, the brick-and-mortar retail side of America has taken a pretty significant hit. With the closings of many stores, including CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens already behind us, there are even more on the way. Walgreens CEO Announces Plan to Close Up To 25 Percent of...

Walgreens Plans to Close Stores Across America

Pharmacy retailer Walgreens is working on reducing wait times for patients and improving backend automation to boost customer experience (CX). Walgreens is staking its future success on its retail pharmacy experience as the struggling company saw growth well below expectations in Q3. Part of Walgreens’ plan is investing in community...

Walgreens Promises Better CX as it Shrinks Store Footprint

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you find it difficult to find what you are looking for? Is it difficult to find ways to organize your house, your office, and your life? Who are those managers of organization? I know I see them all of the time, I'm sure you do too. Those people who seem to always have it all together. Those people with planners, calendars, organized shelves and closets, nice neat cars. Who are they? Let's find out.

Top 3 Most Organized Zodiac Signs

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

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Walgreens to close thousands of underperforming stores amid restructure

Walgreens announced plans to restructure its business model and potentially shutter thousands of stores in the process. Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth told analysts “changes are imminent”...

Walgreens to close thousands of underperforming stores amid restructure

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