An interesting rumor to be sure. Walgreens has never been as aggressive on acquisitions as CVS has, but acquiring Rite-Aid would be a major coup and blow them past CVS in store size and sales. More importantly, they would also gain power for its PBM side of the business and make them a Read More…
Meth Lab Discovered In Walmart Restroom
While I’ve found some scary things in rest rooms over my career, (including a janitor posing naked in the mirror, poop flung against the walls and mirrors and other unimaginable nightmares) I’m glad I never walked into this one. Police discovered a meth lab at a Walmart in Muncie, Indiana. Police discovered a methamphetamine lab Read More…
They Don’t Have Tobacco, But….
New store puts Rite-Aid back in growth game | RetailingToday.com
I was not at all aware that it’s been 5 years since Rite-Aid opened a new store. Of course there’s not many drug stores opening up in my area since it’s pretty much saturated, CVS hasn’t opened a new store in South Orange County for at least 7 years but both they and Walgreens Read More…
Hilarious Coffee Shop Signs
Apparently caffeine stimulates the creative parts of the brain, because some of these are pretty good. Not too sure about the “2 out of 3” one, because it seems like the customers who came in for #3 who were disappointed might cause some problems… Sexxxy Sells Yeah, but coffee has to be a close Read More…
23 Crazy/Awesome Thrift Store Finds You’d Pretty Much Have To Buy
I haven’t been in thrift shops much, but after seeing some of the items below, I think I might become a frequent shopper. I want that Calvin & Hobbes/Star Wars T-shirt. More to follow, too much awesomeness for one post. Thrift shops are no longer just places where people go to throw together Read More…
Dreiling Strikes Again!
So Wal-Mart raises their wages above minimum (and also, I’ve learned, gave a 2% raise across the board to those above the minimum, which is definitely the right thing to do!) and many companies are following suit but evidently Dollar General is not one of them. Since CEO Rick Dreiling was famous at Longs Read More…
20 Delicious Facts About Peeps
Easter is on the way so here’s some fun facts about a candy with zero nutrition values and tons of calories but we all can’t resist popping a package of them into our mouth. Well, at least I can’t–I’ve had a yearly tradition of eating 1 pack of Peeps and 1 Cadbury Egg Read More…
The Top 30 Excuses To Get Out Of Work
This list is from Ranker.com and I’ll admit I’ve never heard #16, 18, 21, 22 or #27, and very glad I never had anyone use #19. And aren’t #7 and #12 the same thing? In fact #1 is pretty much the same as well. I have had some great “sick calls” over the Read More…