If you are an atheist and disbelieve in the power of redemption, you should visit the Duane Reade on 63rd and Broadway. If you know what Duane Reade used to be like, you will be amaze, dare I say thrilled. Croissants, Icelandic Yoghurts, bagels, whipping cream, beer, mangos, avocados, T shirts, gourmet sandwiches, coffee. And available 24 hours a day. I think they may have been taken over by Boulud across the street. Extreme makeover.

If Duane Reade were a single company, I would buy their stock. They are now owned by Walgren’s, and are only a small part of it, but someone there knows what they are doing.

Will CVS respond?