Golemtoo

first Sym's Dept Store was located down there also

I used to work with a women who would hide clothing because the longer clothes stayed at Sym's the cheaper it became.

panecott

Sym's is one of the most depressing stores I've ever been in.

Most discount stores manage even a bare modicum of ambience, but not Sym's. I never shop there for that reason.


I knew about the origin of the name, Duane Reade, but didn't know it was sold to Bain. Ugh! Are they the current owners?

I also remember back when DR was considered a discount drug store. Now their prices are ridiculous, and they've redecorated most stores to look like cosmetic boutiques.

Golemtoo

No, DR has been sold twice since Bain and is now owned by Walgreen's.

The reason why DR prices are so high, is that someone has to pay for the cost of DR constantly being bought and sold. And maybe if they eliminated half of them the margins would increase in the ones that remain. In a six block walk from my house there are three DR's and Walgreen's JUST IN ONE DIRECTION.

panecott

I believe it. They're all over the place.

And yes, I should have remembered about Walgreen's. DR changed my rewards card a couple of months ago to Walgreen's. Even that stinks. Now you need something like 1000 points before you get a reward.