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Thrift Drug was a pharmacy
Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemistrys, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
 chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
 that was founded in 1937 and purchased by J.C. Penney
J.C. Penney

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a mid-range chain of United States department stores based in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas, Texas. The company operates 1,093 department stores in 49 of the 50 U.S....
 in 1968, and was expanded greatly thereafter. The chain served as the flagship chain of J.C. Penney's pharmacy group. The chain didn't hide its affiliation with J.C. Penney, as it had J.C. Penney catalog merchandise pickup centers inside many of their locations as well as signs advertising "J.C. Penney Catalog Center".






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Thrift Drug was a pharmacy
Pharmacy

Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemistrys, and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of medication....
 chain based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania with a population of 312,819. The population of the seven-county metropolitan area is 2,462,571....
 that was founded in 1937 and purchased by J.C. Penney
J.C. Penney

J. C. Penney Company, Inc. is a mid-range chain of United States department stores based in Plano, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas, Texas. The company operates 1,093 department stores in 49 of the 50 U.S....
 in 1968, and was expanded greatly thereafter. The chain served as the flagship chain of J.C. Penney's pharmacy group. The chain didn't hide its affiliation with J.C. Penney, as it had J.C. Penney catalog merchandise pickup centers inside many of their locations as well as signs advertising "J.C. Penney Catalog Center". Stores also accepted the J.C. Penney credit card for purchases.

In 1996, J.C. Penney purchased the Eckerd Pharmacy, and decided to merge Thrift Drug and all other pharmacy chains into the larger Eckerd chain (now Rite Aid
Rite Aid

Rite Aid is an United States retailer and pharmacy chain store, operating over 5,000 stores in 31 states and the District of Columbia. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
). The Thrift Drug banner was retired by 1997.