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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 .
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.
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 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 ...
Eckerd may refer to: Eckerd Corporation (Eckerd Pharmacy), former American drugstore chain; Eckerd College, private liberal arts college in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States Eckerd College Search and Rescue, a student volunteer maritime search and rescue team; Eckerd Tritons, an intercollegiate sports team representing Eckerd College
After the war, O'Herron returned to Charlotte and worked with his father in the North Carolina Eckerd chain. [1] In 1977, the North Carolina operation merged with the Florida Eckerd chain, formerly run by Jack Eckerd. The combination was the biggest in drug store history and brought the company's store count to 766, making it the second largest ...
Byrons, also known as J. Byrons, Jbyrons, or Jackson Byrons, [1] was an American mid-priced department store chain in Miami, Florida.. Byrons was founded in 1896 as a pharmacy called Byrons Red Cross. [2]
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