The Best Easter Weekend Deals and Freebies
Here are some of the retailers and restaurant chains offering deals, events and freebies during the Easter weekend.
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Midday Report: Rite Aid Expands Online Clinic Program
Rite Aid has expanded a new drugstore clinic that allows customers to visit virtually with doctors who can diagnose conditions and prescribe medications based on a 10-minute consultation.
Retail's Strangest Bedfellows: Out-of-Place Items at Popular Stores
Mismatched pairs have been around for ages. Beauty falling for the Beast? Tony Bennett singing a duet with Bono? Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg? Well, odd couplings aren't limited to people: Here's a round up of eyebrow-raising pairings we've seen at popular retailers.
5 Things to Watch This Week: Drugstores, E-tailers, Cisco, Cintas, and Breadsticks
Here are some items that will shape the week that lies ahead on Wall Street. Drug stores, Darden Restaurants, and uniform seller Cintas all report earnings -- each a bellwether in its own way; Cisco looks to sell Linksys; and holiday shoppers hit the home stretch.
Will You Soon Be Filling Your Prescriptions at a Dollar Store?
If you're taking meds for say, high cholesterol, you can now pick up your Lipitor prescription from a licensed pharmacist at a local dollar store -- if you live in the right place. Could the trend spread?
Get a Manicure, a Fine Wine, and a Latte ... at Walgreens?
Walgreens, the nation's largest pharmacy chain unveiled a new flagship store in Chicago that re-imagines the drugstore experience. Among the "unexpected" new offerings: fresh sushi, salon services, more than 700 fine wines and a juice bar. But will we really buy wine with our aspirin?
Why Dollar Stores Are Hotter Than Ever (Even for the Rich)
Dollar stores are luring a lot more consumers these days, and their rock-bottom prices aren't the only reason: The chains have undergone major makeovers in recent years, sprucing up their dingy digs and adding better merchandise.
The 5 New Stocks that Warren Buffett Is Buying
Warren Buffett is arguably the best investor of our time, so it pays to watch the stocks that he's buying and selling. Here are five of Berkshire Hathaway's new investments.
Drugstore Markups Are Worse Than You'd Imagine
It's happened to all of us. You head into the drugstore to grab some aspirin or toothpaste and you walk out carrying a bag stuffed with impulse items -- even groceries. Those impulse buys will cost you -- a lot: A new report from finds drugstore prices average more than 36% higher than supermarket prices.
Savings Experiment: Trim Your Hair Care Budget
Consumers shelled out an estimated $2.32 billion on shampoo last year, and $1.71 billion on conditioner. But caring for your crowning glory shouldn't cost you a king's ransom. Here are four easy ways to save on this frequent purchase.