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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.
Byrons was founded in 1896 as a pharmacy called Byrons Red Cross. [2] In 1947, the Byrons flagship store on Flagler Street was renamed Byrons Department Store. [ 3 ] In April, 1958, Jackson's Stores bought Byron's, adding it to their existing six store chain and renaming the stores Jackson-Byron's. [ 4 ]
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 store in Rochester, Pennsylvania, pictured shortly before its conversion into a Rite Aid in August 2007 The merger made Rite Aid the dominant drug store retailer in the Eastern U.S., and the third largest drug retailer nationwide; at its peak in 2008, Rite Aid had a total of 5,059 stores and employed 112,800 people. [ 30 ]
[8] [9] JCPenney merged its drug operations into Eckerd in 1997. [10] Many of the original Fay's Drugs locations that have not been closed in favor of stand-alone Eckerd stores (many now Rite Aid and Walgreens locations) still feature the familiar Fay's aisle and pharmacy formats that served as models for drug chains nationwide.
Meanwhile, in the West, "benign weather and gradually warming temperatures are forecast, the NWS said. Through Dec. 9, the western half of the U.S. is forecast to have above normal or near normal ...
In 1955, Joseph W. Genovese Jr., the son of the founder and the chairman of the board, introduced selfâservice in the chain. [2] Joseph Jr. died in December 1975 at the age of 46 after undergoing surgery. [2] His father died in November 1978 at the age of 75. [3] His second son, Leonard Genovese, replaced him as chairman. [4] [5]
Furrs Supermarkets – New Mexico/West Texas; went bankrupt in 2001. Genuardi's – defunct as of 2012 as a chain; 2015 all locations; Giant – Ralphs big box format; Southern California; Giant Open Air – merged with Farm Fresh Food & Pharmacy; Haggen – west coast regional chain, acquired by Albertsons. Several locations still exist.