Rite Aid Corp.

Mark Wahlberg's supplements line, 'Pain & Gain' promote each other

2013-04-19 06:05:00

Mark Wahlberg stands to make some money for all of his pain and gain -- and in more ways than one.� The actor's own line of fitness supplements, called Marked Nutrition, is being used to promote his new movie,�Paramount Pictures' "Pain & Gain." Wahlberg...

Bomb threat briefly closes down Beverly Hills shopping district

2013-04-19 13:13:00

A bomb scare closed streets in the heart of Beverly Hills for a short time on Friday. According to the Beverly Hills police, a bomb threat was called in�at a Rite Aid drugstore on Canon Drive. Police closed numerous streets in the area as they...

Breaking a sweat, busting a gut with Richard Simmons in B-Hills

2013-03-16 00:00:00

My kind of town, Beverly Hills. It's vectored in such a way as to guarantee you get lost, involving a circuitry of duplicate names — Santa Monica, Little Santa Monica, Mondo Santa Monica. Everybody you meet sounds like Borat, and none of them...

Retail sales have case of the blahs after uninspired February

2013-03-07 08:16:00

Americans went about their shopping with a “meh” attitude in February, fretting about delayed tax refunds and higher payroll taxes while giving retailers a middling boost in sales. Three separate measures of same-store sales at locations...

Cedillo, Gardea and the two L.A.s, 20 years after 'Falling Down'

2013-02-12 06:49:00

There is a scene in the movie “Falling Down” -- released almost exactly 20 years ago -- in which laid-off aerospace engineer William Foster tangles with a couple of gang members on a vacant hill just west of downtown Los Angeles. The film is a...

Retail sales rise 5.8%, but cold weather and payroll taxes sting

2013-02-07 08:11:00

Shoppers trod carefully in January, lured into stores by retailers dangling post-holiday clearance deals but spending sparingly to balance out higher payroll taxes and lingering economic uncertainty. Same-store sales at major retailers such as...

Flu vaccine shortage reported as sniffles spread

2013-01-15 14:29:00

Finally ready for a flu shot? First of all, what took you so darn long? Second, you might need a little patience. CVS Caremark and Rite Aid say they're running out of flu vaccines in some states as the unusually severe flu season drives up demand....

No shortage of flu vaccine in California, health officials say

2013-01-14 17:42:13

Mortgage lender uses fear as a sales pitch

2012-11-27 00:00:00

State and federal authorities may have cracked down on unscrupulous mortgage lenders to avoid a repeat of the housing market meltdown, but there are still plenty of companies that are eager to dupe people into taking out bad loans. Exhibit A:...

Prescription refill pressure bothers CVS pharmacists too

2012-10-25 20:20:00

Chris Cullum normally gets his prescriptions filled at a CVS Caremark store in San Diego. But, while traveling, he placed orders at a CVS branch in Arizona this year and at a branch in Illinois last year. In both cases, Cullum said, he subsequently...

Target, Rite Aid, Walgreens refill drugs without OK, patients say

2012-10-23 00:00:00

Ivor Davis received a call recently from the Target pharmacy near his home in Ventura. He was informed he could pick up a refill of medication for his wife, Sally, who is battling pancreatic cancer. Davis, 74, told me he and his wife like to be...

Long Beach police kill robbery suspect, wound another

2012-08-08 06:14:15

Dragging a heavy, dirty garden hose around makes cleaning chores harder. The Pocket Hose is the opposite of that: It's light enough and collapsible enough to fit in the palm of your hand. The hose is made of expandable rubber with a bright green protective cover.

2013-04-08 09:47:12

A Hagerstown Police Department car sits Monday in front of the Rite Aid Pharmacy on North Burhans Boulevard. A man entered the store Monday afternoon, demanded Xanax and then fled with an undisclosed amount of the prescription drug.

2013-01-22 00:00:00

One suspect shot after robbery at Rite Aid in Long Beach.

2012-08-08 00:00:00