Would you rather have a Walgreens or a Duane Reade on every block? Word is that the former is buying the latter for around $1.075 billion. While there aren't too many details yet (a press ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Walgreen Co. announced Wednesday it is buying New York-based rival drugstore chain Duane Reade Holdings Inc. to expand its reach in the metropolitan area. The $1.1 ...

At a new store on Seventh Avenue just north of 34th Street, the sign in front reads, “Duane Reade by Walgreens.” It is the first time the brand has been forced to share billing with its ...

Duane Reade will continue to operate under its brand name after the transaction closes, according to the deal. Walgreens and Duane Reade announced an agreement Wednesday morning in which Walgreens ...

DEERFIELD, Ill. Walgreens on Friday completed its acquisition of Duane Reade's 258 drug stores, as well as the chain's corporate office and two distribution centers. Walgreens currently plans for ...

Duane Reade is... CVS (CVS) and RiteAid (RAD) shouldn't be the only retailers in New York to worry about Walgreens' purchase of Duane Reade (DRD). Sandwich shop Pret a Manger should be nervous, too.

Walgreens, which operates 240 stores in the Big Apple, including Duane Reade, has been riddled by robberies to the point where the stores have had to put items like toothpaste behind lock and key.

RHODE ISLAND — Walgreens announced a "significant multiyear footprint optimization program" that will include the closure of underperforming stores across the United States. This comes after the ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Walgreen Co. announced Wednesday it is buying New York-based rival drugstore chain Duane Reade Holdings Inc. to expand its reach in the metropolitan area. The $1.1 ...

Speculation has been spreading throughout the industry for some time, and now it’s official: Walgreens has reached an agreement to acquire Manhattan-based retailer Duane Reade in a cash deal ...