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Cohen recalls Duane Reade’s emergence

Some 51 years ago — in late 1959 to be precise — Eli Cohen, a 33-year-old entrepreneur with a retailing background that leaned heavily to apparel, opened a 500-foot “cut-rate” store on Broadway, between Duane and Reade streets, in Manhattan.

Election results create uncertainty for Rx

The Republican tidal wave that swept through the nation’s political landscape earlier this month altered the balance of power in Washington and many state capitols and, in the process, created a greater degree of uncertainty for retail pharmacy operators.