Thrift Drug
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Thrift Drug was a U.S. pharmacy chain founded in 1935 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
The Company was purchased by JCPenney in 1968, and was expanded greatly thereafter, serving as the flagship chain of JCPenney's pharmacy group. The chain did not hide its affiliation with JCPenney, as it had JCPenney catalog merchandise pickup centers inside many of its locations, as well as signs advertising "JCPenney Catalog Center". Stores also accepted the JCPenney credit card for purchases.[citation needed]
In 1996, JCPenney purchased
After acquiring Eckerd, in 1997 JCPenney merged Thrift Drug and all other pharmacy chains into the larger Eckerd chain (now CVS Pharmacy and Rite Aid[citation needed]).
One enduring legacy of Thrift Drug was in the 1977 movie
In 2023, Rite Aid filed for
References
- ^ "Thrift Drug trusts Pittsburgh". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, PA. January 16, 1968. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
Thrift Drug has been a Pittsburgh company since its founding by two Pittsburgh pharmacists in 1935.
- ^ U.S. Federal Trade Commission Office of Public Affairs (December 9, 1996). "J.C. PENNEY TO DIVEST 161 DRUG STORES IN THE CAROLINAS TO SETTLE FTC ANTITRUST CHARGES OVER ACQUISITIONS OF ECKERD AND CERTAIN RITE AID STORES" (press release).
- ^ U.S. Federal Trade Commission Office of Public Affairs (March 4, 1997). "The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions" (press release).
- ^ "About Kerr Drug". Kerr Drug. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ "Rite Aid files for bankruptcy". CNN. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
- ^ "Thrift Drug, Inc. Files For Bankruptcy". BKData. October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.