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Duane Reade's Flagship To Expand Into Upscale Food

Forty Wall St., once the tallest building in the world, is now home to a 22,000-square-foot flagship store for Duane Reade. The 24-hour store, scheduled to open Thursday, has an "up market" focus, with health care, food and beauty offerings, plus exclusive services and amenities never before seen in a Duane Reade or any other drugstore.

Among the distinctly non-drug store type amenities are a Sushi Station, featuring a chef and full menu; a Juice Market, offering smoothies; a Starbucks coffee and fresh bakery counter; one of Coca-Cola's new Freestyle machine dispensing 130 varieties of Coca-Cola; and an expanded natural and organic section containing fresh fruits, vegetables, wraps, and sandwiches and salads.

Also, the store will have a "Doctor On Premises" service and Duane Reade's first pharmacy "Powered by Walgreens Pharmacy Network."

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