Locked-up merchandise is turning off shoppers at CVS, Walgreens, and other big drugstores

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Tide laundry detergent bottles with a security locking system to prevent theft at a CVS pharmacy in Queens, New York.

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We visited a Rite Aid store. The empty shelves made us wonder about the chain's future.

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A Rite Aid location in Brooklyn was home to lots of empty shelves.

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Why your local pharmacy may be closing

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Walgreens says a quarter of its US stores aren't contributing to the company's operating income.

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Rite Aid is closing even more stores in 2024. See if yours is on the list.

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Rite Aid is planning to close more stores in 2024.

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Rite Aid is banned from using facial recognition in its stores after the FTC said it falsely flagged thousands of shoppers as potential criminals

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A person walks out of a Rite Aid store on December 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

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We should all have the confidence of WeWork's bankruptcy announcement

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WeWork, like Stuart Smalley, believes it's good enough, smart enough, and doggone it people like it.

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Rite Aid is planning to close about 150 locations. See if your local store is on the list.

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Pedestrians walk past a Rite Aid store in Brooklyn, New York. Many of the stores slated to close are in the Northeastern US.

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The rise and fall of pharma bigwig Rite Aid, which couldn't keep up with rivals Walgreen and CVS

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Rite Aid's stock has fallen by nearly 81% since the start of the year.

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