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Mom’s Shortcut: Drive-Thru Pharmacies Near Boston
So you want to pick up a prescription, but you have a car full of kids, a small sleeping baby, or you simply don’t want to get out of the car. I give you drive-thru pharmacies. If neighborhood,...
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Before The Bell – Texas Instruments To Buy National Semiconductor
BOSTON (CBS) – WBZ News Radio’s Financial Editor Dave Caruso previews this morning’s speech by Fed Chair Ben Bernanke, budget talks on Capitol Hill and Walgreens topping $6 billion in March sales....
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Curious: Does Anyone Ever Win Store Receipt Survey Contests?
BOSTON (CBS) – We’ve all seen those surveys at the bottom of a receipt. But are they safe? And what are the odds of winning? Andrea from Brockton is curious. She wrote, “I have gone to Home Depot and...
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Walgreens To Pay $2.8 Million For Allegedly Overcharging Mass. Communities
BOSTON – Walgreens has agreed to pay a total of $2.8 million to some 75 Massachusetts communities over accusations that the pharmacy chain was overcharging for prescriptions. The Attorney General says...
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Study: Groceries More Expensive At Convenience Stores
BOSTON (CBS) – You have more choices than ever when you need to pick up some groceries, but easier doesn’t always equal better. Some pharmacies that sell food are often charging you a high price for...
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Curious About What’s With Walgreens
What is the disconnect between BlueCross BlueShield and Walgreens? I was just informed last night when I went to pick up my prescription that Walgreens will no longer be honoring BCBS insurance. –...
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Police Search For Armed Robbery Suspect In Fairhaven
FAIRHAVEN (CBS) – Police are looking for a man who robbed a Comcast office on Huttleston Ave in Fairhaven Wednesday evening. At about 4:30 p.m. the suspect showed a handgun and demanded money from the...
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Beverly Building Built In 1715 To Be Demolished For New Walgreens
BEVERLY (CBS) – An old, historic building in Beverly built almost 300 years ago will soon be torn down. WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Carl Stevens reports....
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Robber Threatens To Shoot Walgreens Clerk When Register Won’t Open
MANCHESTER, NH (CBS) – Police are looking for a suspect in a frightening robbery at a Walgreens in Manchester, New Hampshire. It happened Wednesday around 10 p.m. on South Main Street. A man walked in,...
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New Walgreens In Downtown Crossing May Feature Sushi Bar, Mini Spa
BOSTON (CBS) – Would you want to get sushi from a pharmacy? Boston shoppers may be able to do just that pretty soon. Walgreens is taking over the old Borders location in Downtown Crossing this fall....
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Drug Stores To Begin Selling At-Home Male Fertility Tests
BOSTON (CBS) – The miracle of life is a dream that leads to heartbreak for millions of couples every year. Couples have to ride that roller coaster for months before doctors even consider them...
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Newton Walgreens Employee Interrupts Pharmacy Robbery
NEWTON (CBS) – It happened quickly at a Walgreens Pharmacy. A robber with a knife jumped over the drug store counter, confronting the pharmacist and frightening a terrified clerk. Police say the...
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One Dead, One Injured In Midday Shooting In Roxbury
BOSTON (CBS) – One person was killed and a second person was injured in a shooting Friday afternoon in Roxbury. Police say the shootings happened in the area of 416 Warren Street just after 1:30 p.m....
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I-Team: Walgreens Accused Of Overcharging Customers
BOSTON (CBS) – Walgreens is one of the nation’s largest retailers, and they’ve got a big problem on their hands. Across the country, they’re being accused of overcharging customers. Their weekly flyer...
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Clerks Tied Up, Assaulted During Armed Robbery At Woburn Pharmacy
WOBURN (CBS) – Woburn Police are looking for the public’s help to identify three armed suspects who robbed a Main Street Walgreens at closing time of thousands and thousands of dollars of controlled...
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Salvation Army Bell Ringer Struck By Car While Soliciting Donations
ARLINGTON (CBS) — A Salvation Army bell ringer was hit by a car while soliciting donations outside of a Walgreens on Tuesday afternoon. Arlington police said the 50-year-old volunteer from Boston was...
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Maine Service Dog Gets Police Officer To Help Owner Who Fell In Store
NORTH WINDHAM, Maine (CBS) – A service dog did a job well done last week, when it alerted a police officer that her owner had fallen inside a Walgreen’s in North Windham. Misty approached officer...
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CVS Agrees To Buy Target’s Pharmacy Business
BOSTON (CBS) – CVS Health is becoming an even bigger player in the pharmacy industry. Their latest move could be just the beginning in pharmacy consolidation. CVS Health has taken on Target’s...
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Walgreens Buying Rite Aid For $9.41 Billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Walgreens is buying rival Rite Aid for about $9.41 billion in cash, creating a drugstore giant with nearly 18,000 stores around the world. The deal combines the largest and...
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Potential Effects Of The Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger
BOSTON (CBS) – What does this week’s $17 billion pharmacy merger between Walgreens and Rite Aid mean to you? Probably not much, for now. Brian Owens, an analyst with Kantar Retail in Boston, weighs in....
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