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Eckerd Corporation was an American pharmacy retail chain that was headquartered in Largo, Florida, [1] and toward the end of its life, in Warwick, Rhode Island. [2] At its peak, Eckerd was the second-largest pharmacy chain in the United States, with approximately 2,802 stores in 23 states as far west as Arizona .
Standard Drug Company – was part of Melville Corporation; SupeRx – Kroger created the first SupeRx store in 1961 with most stores next door or very close to existing Kroger stores [75] [76] Thrift Drug – merged into Eckerd after J.C. Penney bought Eckerd; Thrifty PayLess – acquired by Rite Aid in 1996
In June 2007, a 109-year-old retail legacy came to an end. Rite-Aid Corporation completed its acquisition of Eckerd Pharmacy by purchasing Jean Coutu USA for $2.3 billion in cash plus $1 billion ...
The Eckerd chain, oldest of the major drugstore companies in the U.S., was founded by Jack's father, J. Milton Eckerd, in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1898. After serving as a pilot in World War II , Jack Eckerd started a phenomenal expansion of the chain by buying three stores in Florida in 1952.
The company previously responsible for operating the Brooks chain, The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) USA, Inc., along with Eckerd Corporation, remained active in-name-only subsidiaries of Rite Aid, as shown in the latter company's October 2023 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings, despite the conversion of the Brooks and Eckerd chains in 2007 and the sale of ...
Following the acquisition, the new owners planned to convert all Genovese locations to the Eckerd name within a year. However, the chain ultimately remained. By 2003, all Genovese stores were remodeled and rebranded as Eckerd. [13] Three years later, Eckerd was in turn purchased by Rite Aid and all locations were rebranded. [14]
In an interview on ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman said Canadians are "perplexed" and "disappointed" by President Donald Trump's tariffs. White ...
As shown in the company's bankruptcy filings, its 2007 acquisitions, The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) USA Inc. (Jean Coutu's former U.S. subsidiary) and Eckerd Corporation, remain active in-name-only subsidiaries of Rite Aid, despite the conversions of Brooks and Eckerd to Rite Aid and Coutu's sale of its remaining shares in Rite Aid 10 years prior. [74]