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He shooed away attention one minute, then embraced a long-time customer the next. "Frank, line one," Christian Louboutin Pumps Rick Bain, a 15-year store employee and Renna's nephew, announcing that another well wisher was waiting on the phone. "How the hell am I going to get anything done today?" Christian Louboutin Black Lace Pumps said, as he hurried to fill prescriptions amidst the flurry of phone calls. Renna said the business remains strong, but he is nevertheless ready for retirement. He literally can no longer stand the demands of the job. He can't be on his feet for eight to 10 hours a day. Renna tried to find a buyer who would keep Esquire open, but was unable to do so. The location in a mostly vacant shopping plaza couldn't have helped, especially after the recent departure of the Sav-A-Lot grocery. Renna finally decided to accept a long-standing offer from Rite Aid, which is buying Esquire's customer base and its inventory. There's a Rite Aid location less than a mile up the road. That means Esquire customers won't have to travel far for their prescriptions. But the experience? It won't be the same. "I'm going to miss you," said Alexa Poli, of Menands, as she hugged her pharmacist on Monday. "I'm going to miss everybody," Renna said. Reach Chris Churchill at 454-5442 or cchurchill@timesunion.com. Credit: Times Union, Albany, N.Y. Indexing (document details) Subjects: Drug stores, Grocery stores, Retirement Author(s): Chris Churchill Document types