Pharmacies Pharmacies Alliance Unichem plc wholesales, distributes, and retails pharmaceutical, ...more on Wikipedia about "Alliance Unichem"
Boots is the dominant pharmacy chain in the United Kingdom, with outlets in most high streets throughout the country. In recent years they have diversified their business from a traditional pharmacy to one offering one-hour photo-processing, opticians, and even home appliances in certain stores. In the 21st century Boots has faced increased competition from the main UK supermarkets, and it has struggled to grow. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boots Group"
Celesio AG ( ) is the leading pharmaceutical distribution company in Europe and is represented in 15 countries, with a turnover of EUR 19.2 billion (2004). With its three divisions, Celesio Wholesale , Celesio Pharmacies and Celesio Solutions , the group covers the entire scope of pharmaceutical trade and pharmaceutical-related services. Every day, 137 branches in the wholesale sector make more than 100,000 deliveries. Around 1,900 Celesio-owned pharmacies serve more than 500,000 customers every day. As part of its Solutions division, Celesio offers pharmaceutical manufacturers logistics and distribution solutions through a pan-European network of subsidiaries with its AVS Health Distribution business unit. Celesio has around 34,000 employees throughout Europe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Celesio"
CVS Corporation, is the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, based on store count. It operates stores under the name of CVS/pharmacy, though they are often just called "CVS". Based in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, it was founded in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1963. CVS's chief competitior, Walgreens, has fewer stores, but generates higher sales than CVS. ...more on Wikipedia about "CVS/pharmacy"
Dakota Drug is a health care products supplier to independent pharmacies in the Upper Midwest. It also provides marketing and promotional materials. The company was founded in 1948. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dakota Drug"
Discount Drug Mart is a retailer in the United States that operates a chain of 63 drug stores throughout the state of Ohio. The company was founded, and the first store opened, in Elyria, Ohio in 1969. Its headquarters are now located in Medina, Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Discount Drug Mart"
Duane Reade is a chain of ubiquitous drugstores/ convenience stores, primarily located in New York City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Duane Reade"
Eckerd is a drug store chain with more than 1,549 stores in more than 13 states across the Mid-Atlantic and New England portions of the United States. The store base stretches from Georgia to New York. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eckerd"
Family Pharmacy is a network of 2,100 independently owned and operated pharmacies. The servicemark Family Pharmacy is owned by AmerisourceBergen. AmerisourceBergen also supplies Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a similar but distinct network. It can be considered a retailers' cooperative. ...more on Wikipedia about "Family Pharmacy"
Good Neighbor Pharmacy is a retailers cooperative network of 1,800 independently owned and operated pharmacies. It has a business affiliation with AmerisourceBergen (Bergen Brunswig Drug Company), which sponsors the network and owns the name "Good Neighbor Pharmacy". AmerisourceBergen also supplies Family Pharmacy, a similar but distinct network. ...more on Wikipedia about "Good Neighbor Pharmacy"
Hartig USA Drug Stores is a chain of retail stores based out of Dubuque, Iowa. The company provides pharmacy services not only to the general public, but to area institutions as well. Hartig Drug is a USA Drug franchise. The company has existed for over 100 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hartig Drug"
IDL Drug Stores or the Independent Drugstores League was a cooperative of independent drugstores that disbanded in the late 1960s. Several drugstores retain the IDL name, including Seebers IDL in Newport, Washington and Schneiders IDL in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Among their promotional items were baseball trading cards. ...more on Wikipedia about "IDL Drug Stores"
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is a Canadian company headquartered in Longueuil, Quebec with its Jean Coutu Group (PJC) U.S.A. Inc. in Warwick, Rhode Island. The company is the second largest distributor and retailer of pharmaceuticals and related products in North America. There are 268 franchises throughout Canada and more than 333 in the United States. In the United States Jean Coutu operates as Brooks Pharmacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Coutu Group"
K&B (Katz and Besthoff) was a local drug store chain in the New Orleans area. It was started on Canal St. in 1905, and continually expanded through the 20th century to become a regional chain. It was well known for its unique purple color, with everything in the store (signs, cash registers, employee uniforms, etc) being "K&B Purple". This color became well known as a descriptive term in the local lexicon - as one might describe something as "Forest Green", New Orleanians will still describe a particular shade of purple as "K&B purple." ...more on Wikipedia about "K&B"
Katz Group of Companies operates over 1,700 pharmacies in Canada and the United States. It is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Mr. Daryl Katz is chairman of the Katz Group of Companies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katz Group of Companies"
Leader Drug Stores is a network of over 3,100 independently owned and operated pharmacies. It has a business affiliation with Cardinal Health, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Leader Drug Stores". Cardinal Health also owns the franchise chain The Medicine Shoppe. It operates like a retailers cooperative, though it is not owned by its members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Leader Drug Stores"
This is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores). ...more on Wikipedia about "List of pharmacies"
Longs Drugs, is a pharmacy chain store located in the west coast United States. It was founded in 1938 by brothers Thomas and Joseph Long with their first store in Oakland, California. Longs Drugs currently has over 400 stores located in California, Nevada, Washington, Utah, and Hawaii; and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Longs Drugs"
Phar-Mor was a chain of discount drug and department stores, based in Youngstown, Ohio and founded by Michael Monus and David S. Shapira in 1982. Some of its stores used the names Pharmhouse and Rx Place. ...more on Wikipedia about "Phar-Mor"
Rexall was the name of a chain of North American drugstores, as well as the name of their store-branded products. Today it is the name of over-the-counter drugs in Canada and health-supplements in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rexall"
Rite Aid ( NYSE: RAD ) is a United States retailer and pharmacy chain, operating nearly 3,400 stores in 28 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid began in 1962 as a single store opened in Scranton, Pennsylvania called Thrif D Discount Center. After several years of growth, Rite Aid adopted its current name and debuted as a public company in 1968. Rite Aid is headquartered in Camp Hill, a suburb of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rite Aid"
RxNorth.com is a direct mail Internet pharmacy. ...more on Wikipedia about "RxNorth.com"
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 900 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart across Canada and Pharmaprix in Quebec. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shoppers Drug Mart"
United Drugs is a retailers' cooperative for independent pharmacists. It was founded in 1976 in Arizona and is now in over 30 states. ...more on Wikipedia about "United Drugs"
Valu-Rite is a network of over 4,000 independently owned and operated pharmacies established in 1979. It has a business affiliation with McKesson Pharmaceuticals, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Valu-Rite". It operates like a retailers' cooperative, though it is not owned by its members. ...more on Wikipedia about "Valu-Rite"
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