Sunday, July 18, 2010

World's largest Duane Reade now open on Union Square

Well, I'm not sure if it is the world's largest... but this store is huge. Anyway, the Duane Reade is now open next to the Nordstrom Rack in the old Virgin space...



...check out the big bank of fancy video monitors on the right too...



They opened yesterday...



...and are advertising "breakfast, lunch and dinner" in an attempt to nab the masses going to Whole Foods... Oh fresh baked goods!



I would have stayed longer, but in five minutes, three different super-duper-friendly Duane Reade employees asked me if I needed help finding anything...
Yes! The exit!
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9 comments:

  1. ~evilsugar25July 18, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    duane reade is taking over the world. thing is, their store-brand line of household products and food snacks seem pretty good & straightforward.

    but still, too many!

    bye bye walgreens

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  2. JodiJuly 18, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    @evilsugar: well, wallgreens owns duane reade, so...

    the new duane reades are all beautiful!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    "in five minutes, three different super-duper-friendly Duane Reade employees"

    I'm sure there must have been a massive line to check out as usual.

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  4. Ken MacJuly 19, 2010 at 10:20 AM

    delivered fresh daily from where? Iowa?

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  5. lv bagsJuly 20, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    l like this ~h g

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  6. AnonymousJuly 20, 2010 at 10:20 PM

    I thought Duane Reade went to jail or something, yet they still keep opening stores and changing logos and being expansive.

    On the other hand, when you see someone carrying a Duane Reade shopping bag in Utah, it's still kind of exciting.

    My neighbor once threw away her dead cat in a Duane Reade shopping bag (and that's why I'm posting this one anonymously).

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  7. T.E.V.B.July 22, 2010 at 10:22 AM

    Massive Duane Reade in Union Square = WHY?

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  8. LaryssaJuly 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    "in five minutes, three different super-duper-friendly Duane Reade employees"

    Um, they need to transfer some of those employees to the location a few blocks down, heading west. The line in there is always OUT OF CONTROL!

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  9. EV GrieveJuly 22, 2010 at 12:56 PM

    @Laryssa

    Ha! True! And the DR on 2nd and B could use some of these employee communications skills as well!

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