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FTC says Rite Aid AI Facial Recognition Technology Falsely Tagged Consumers, Particularly Women and People of color, as Shoplifters

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Twp of Washington NJ, Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores.

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Drugstore Chain Rite Aid Plans Store Closings

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Twp. of Washington NJ, Drugstore chain Rite Aid plans to shut down hundreds of stores in bankruptcy, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the company figures out how to address billions of dollars’ worth of debt and a swath of opioid-related lawsuits.

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Rite Aid to Begin Administering COVID-19 Vaccine in Bergen County

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Twp. of Washington NJ, Rite Aid is proud to partner with the federal government as an inaugural participant in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Under this program, which begins today, federal health authorities determine the allocation of doses, while state and local jurisdictions continue to define their own eligibility requirements.

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Rite Aid Significantly Expands COVID-19 Testing

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Waldwick NJ, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) will significantly expand its COVID-19 testing effort with the addition of 46 no-charge testing sites, most of which will operate through its stores’ drive-through windows, beginning May 11, 2020. Rite Aid is also expanding COVID-19 testing criteria at all testing sites to include adults who are not exhibiting any symptoms of the virus, effective immediately in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.

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Today is Ridgewood Senior Shopping Day -Special Offers Available for Older Adults

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Ridgewood Senior Shopping Day
Tuesday, August 28
10:00 am – 3:00 pm

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