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Walgreens to buy 10 Carle RxExpress
Deerfield, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. has agreed to buy 10 Carle RxExpress pharmacies in east central Illinois.
The chain did not disclose terms of the deal. It expects the sale to close by July. Walgreen said it will continue to run six of the pharmacies and will consolidate a seventh into the others. It will close three other locations and transfer prescription files and inventory to nearby Walgreen locations.
The stores are currently owned by The Carle Foundation, a not-for-profit company based in Urbana, Ill. -
The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co., Dallas
J.C. Penney has taken the wraps off its new retail concept, The Foundry Big & Tall Supply Co., opening the first location in Dallas. With the first 10 stores due to open in the Dallas and Kansas City, Mo., markets by the end of May, J.C. Penney plans to expand concept nationwide to 100 stores by 2013, reaching a total of 300 stores over the next five years.
Averaging 5,000-sq.-ft., The Foundry offers a hip, unpretentious environment with flat-screen TVs tuned to sports, an oversized poker table and comfortable seating.