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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.
Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is a Canadian drugstore chain headquartered in Varennes, Quebec. It has more than 400 franchised locations in New Brunswick , Ontario and Quebec under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, and PJC Santé banners.
Jean Coutu (US stores acquired by Rite Aid in 2004) K&B (Acquired by Rite Aid in 1997) Kerr Drug (acquired by Walgreens in 2013) Lane Drug (purchased by Rite Aid in 1989) LaVerdiere's (purchased by Rite Aid in 1994) Medi Mart (sold to Walgreens in 1980s) Osco Drug (freestanding stores acquired by and converted to CVS in 2006)
Combining its four brands, Uniprix is the second-largest pharmacy chain in Quebec (after Jean Coutu) and is mutually exclusive with the Pharmasave chain in English. Most Uniprix products are branded as Option+. The Uniprix name was also used for a Montreal tennis stadium (formerly DuMaurier Stadium) which the chain acquired the naming rights for.
On August 23, 2006, The Wall Street Journal announced that Rite Aid would be buying the Eckerd and Brooks chains from Jean Coutu for US$3.4 billion. The acquisition included 1,854 stores, six distribution centers , and made Rite Aid the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast .
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In the early 2010s, Metro stores in Quebec launched an in-house loyalty program, metro&moi (Metro and Me), later rebranded simply Moi (or alternately Moi Rewards in English-speaking Canada) upon expansion to other Metro-owned banners such as Jean Coutu in 2023. Customers earn 1 point for every $1 spent at Metro in Quebec (1 point per $3 spent ...
Jean Coutu, OC OQ (born May 29, 1927) is a Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder and chairman of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969.