Katherine Heigl Sues Drugstore for Tweeting a Photo of Her
Last month Duane Reade tweeted a paparazzi photograph of Katherine Heigl shopping at one of their New York City drugstores. Now Katherine Heigl wants $6 million.
Drug Stores Finally Marketing to the Beer Pong and Drunken Hook-Up Demographic
It's such a hassle to go to the drug store and search all the aisles for beer, ping-pong balls, and condoms so that you can get wasted, play beer pong, and then have a regretful, half-flaccid hookup with some poor someone. Now one drug store is putting them all together for your convenience.
America's Fanciest Pharmacy
A new branch of Duane Reade, the New York City-based drugstore owned by Walgreens, is opening on Wall Street and it is the largest Duane Reade ever built. Thrillingly, its massive size (22,000 square-feet) is matched in elegance and amenities.
Duane Reade Being Sued for Secret Bathroom Cameras
Don't use the bathroom at Duane Reade — someone might be watching.
Wal-Mart Plans to Invade Big Cities Like New York
To boost sales, Wal-Mart is looking to open smaller stores in urban areas, and the chain is planning several 20,000-square-foot outposts in Queens and lower Manhattan. Great, now everything will be a Duane Reade, Starbucks, bank branch, or Wal-Mart.
Duane Reade Sells Out
The slow death of Genuine New York continues apace: Ubiquitous NYC drug store Duane Reade, with over 1 million locations in your neighborhood alone, is being bought by boring corporate drug store Walgreen. Man. Remember when purchasing gum was real?
Duane Reade Now Has Sushi to Sell You
Some Duane Reade locations are now selling sushi, which means it's now technically possible to pick up deodorant, aspirin, and California Rolls at the same time. You probably shouldn't take advantage of this new luxury, though, says a ridiculously brave Village Voice staffer who sampled the drugstore's selection of…
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Not Everyone Approves of Duane Reade's New Look
Duane Reade has given a number of its stores a makeover in recent weeks, turning its legendarily "cramped, dim" locations" into the sort of "lighter, airier spaces" you might find in a California strip mall. It's part of an effort to compete with all the Walgreens and CVS outlets popping up around town, and to…
Perhaps This Explains Rush Limbaugh's Reluctance to Leave NYC
Last week we noted how Rush Limbaugh hasn't lifted a chubby finger to follow through on a promise to move out of Manhattan, disgusted as he was with the high taxes and all. Maybe this ad campaign caught his eye.
Shop at Duane Reade, Help Sarah Palin Get Elected in 2012
Duane Reade is hoping to change your opinion of the crappiest drugstore chain in NYC. For the first time in a long time, the company is about to launch a big brand-advertising campaign as part of an effort to "make New Yorkers think of Duane Reade as the hometown favorite." One little non-hometown detail that…
Matthew Broderick: 11th Street & 7th Avenue
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] June 1 @ 12pm I saw Matthew Broderick buying nicotine patches in Duane Reade!
Rainn Wilson: West 50th St.
[Submit your own Gawker Stalker sightings to stalker@gawker.com] May 19 @ 2:30pm At the Duane Reade on West 50th Street buying a Rolling Stone magazine and a few other items.
Duane Reade to Get Even More Annoying
Because every New Yorker ends up spending an irritating amount of time in Duane Reade, it seems only natural that advertisers would capitalize on our enslavement to the drugstore:
A Cure for Those Listless Duane Reade Employees
Kabbalah Energy Drink© is now available at a shitty Duane Reade near you! Ward off the evil eye and serve it mixed with vodka, "just how Madonna likes it."
