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CVS is Eckerd

On It — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:21:26 GMT

While getting my COVID booster today, I noticed a framed newspaper ad for Eckerd's drug store hanging in the corner of the CVS pharmacy. I googled when I got home and saw that JC Penney first bought the Eckerd chain of stores. CVS acquired them from JCP in 2004. While researching I saw CVS also acquired Revco. I did not know this. Thought I would share in case I wasn't the only one.

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santorini — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:15:06 GMT

We used to have a chain of drug stores here but it was without the h - Eckerd.

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On It — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:20:27 GMT

@santorini Same one. My bad. I fixed it. Thanks for pointing that out.

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ECBG — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:31:06 GMT

I remember Eckerd since I was around the first grade.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:47:41 GMT

@On It I wondered what happened to Eckerd Drug Stores. We had a ton of then when I lived in Houston. CVS is nothing like them. Somebody really did a number on them.

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ValuSkr — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:18:01 GMT

I remember Eckerd. But my favorite was Happy Harry's. It was based in Delaware and eventually bought by Walgreen's.

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stevieb — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:53:28 GMT

At this point in my area there are essentially two major chains: CVS and Walgreen's. All the others, aside from supermarket pharmacies, have been subsumed by one of these massive chains or the other and the service, predictably, reflects the lack of competition. I can remember when there used to be a half dozen pharmacy options.

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Sage04 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:02:13 GMT

@On It wrote:
While getting my COVID booster today, I noticed a framed newspaper ad for Eckerd's drug store hanging in the corner of the CVS pharmacy. I googled when I got home and saw that JC Penney first bought the Eckerd chain of stores. CVS acquired them from JCP in 2004. While researching I saw CVS also acquired Revco. I did not know this. Thought I would share in case I wasn't the only one.

@On It I remember Eckerd's when I lived in NY and NJ in the 70's. Didn't know what happened to them. Don't know Revco. Thanks for sharing.

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Sooner — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:02:37 GMT

Yes I remember our Eckerd well and when it became CVS.

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Sage04 — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:04:52 GMT

@On It now I'm here repeating Eckerd's, Eckerd's. Oh how I liked Eckerd's.

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RedTop — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:29:18 GMT

In this area of WV, the store started out as Revco, then changed to Eckerd's, and finally CVS.

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pigletsmom — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:32:57 GMT

Eckerds was pretty big around here in NY because originaly they were Fays which was NY based I think. Then when they merged with CVS they just closed them because we already had tons of CVS stores not to mention Right Aid and Walgreens had started expanding here.

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50Mickey — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:46:57 GMT

Some of the Eckerds stores were sold to Rite Aid in 2007. The ones where I lived became Rite Aid. And the Rite Aid stores are empty now. I also remember Revco and Lane Rexall

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chlema — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:54:27 GMT

@ValuSkr wrote:
I remember Eckerd. But my favorite was Happy Harry's. It was based in Delaware and eventually bought by Walgreen's.

It was a wonderful family-owned store who really cared for its employees. It was all downhill after Walgreen's bought them. Sad.

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SoCal Bred — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:34:02 GMT

I remembered CVS was previously called Savon's Drug Store, maybe that was a west coast thing. I once in awhile catch myself still saying Savon's. Rite-Aid was previously called Thrifty's Drug Store.

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Jo1313 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:44:53 GMT

I worked for Eckerd as a Dept. Mgr. in N.Y...after I closed my Hallmark Store.. Then it was bought by Rite-Aid..I permanently retired and moved before Walgreens bought them...Now the only drug store in our small town is Walgreens..I hate shopping there..but we need our meds.

They are way over priced on everything including meds. and with their meds or anything they don't price match.

Can't get my meds delivered..the mail"person" won't come up the driveway if it has a dusting of snow. wouldn't want them delivered to my roadside mail box..that has been demolished a few times by a snow plow..and we had to "try" to find it!...I try not to order anything that has to be delivered from Nov.1- mid-April (snow season)

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beckyb1012 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:11:23 GMT

It has been awhile since that changed and for years I still referred to it as Eckerds. Back in the 70's it was the only place open to buy shop for certain things on Sundays and holidays. Eckerds would have certain items taped off on their shelves you could not but on Sundays due to the Blue Law. It was deposed of here in Texas in 1985.

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Sage04 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 17:42:20 GMT

I was trying to rememer the name of another drug store in NY. Just remembered the name, it was Duane Reade. I alway liked that store.

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Duckncover — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 02:43:01 GMT

My mother was an executive with JCP before retiring. I remember when they bought Eckerd Drug since she could use her discount there.