Contributor Post: New Meets Old at the Taylor Rite Aid

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This post will look at retail in Taylor, Wayne County, MI.

Rite Aid #4366
9155 Telegraph Road, Taylor, MI
Driving distance and time from downtown Detroit: 18.1 miles, approx. 25 minutes
 
Welcome to another post made possible by Former Retail Employee/Y4123 and welcome to the present as we bring you to Taylor's last Rite Aid. This peaked-roof location lies at the corner of Telegraph and Wick Roads, and opened in 1997, replacing the former Perry Drugs #66 just a half-mile up Telegraph (in a former centennial A&P that now houses the Luck Star Buffet).
 
The exterior was recently repainted and updated to display the new logo that Rite Aid debuted earlier this year, accompanied by a direction shift for the company. It should be noted that there is a Walgreens directly across the street from this store.
 
The modernness stops right here, however, as we head inside, where we are sent back to 1997.
 
That's right, the interior still sports it's original RA1 decor, in one of the earliest examples of this decor's application. Seasonal is the main focus of this photo.

To our left of seasonal is the very 90's photo counter, complete with the pink countertop.

This store has a small CD and DVD section, and the offerings of that department look to have been on those shelves for at least a decade, if not longer.

The FoodMart section, looking towards the pharmacy counter. To our immediate left are...

...the beverage coolers, complete with awning.

This sign is just an example of a "sign" of Rite Aid's recent inventory issues.

We finally arrive at the pharmacy counter, denoted by that super 90's wavy overhead sign.

The tour concludes with this glimpse of the other end of the pharmacy sign in the background, behind a nearby shelving unit.

And as I and Y4123 return to 2020, until next time...

Location: 9155 Telegraph Rd, Taylor, MI 48180, USA

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