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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.
[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.
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 ]
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 ]
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Justice announced a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing pharmacy chain CVS of filling illegal opioid prescriptions and billing federal health insurance programs ...
Pennsylvania officials announced 22 arrests in connection to an alleged human trafficking operation at two massage parlors.
It continued to operate those stores under the Eckerd name. (The remainder of Eckerd's stores were sold to CVS Pharmacy.) From 1999 to 2004 the chain was the second fastest-growing retailer in the world. In the second quarter of 2005, the company recorded a $19.7 million US foreign exchange loss on items related to the Eckerd acquisition.