3331 W. Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan 48084 U.S.A. With 160 stores across Michigan, Arbor Drugs is the second largest drugstore chain in Michigan and the fifteenth largest in the United States. The company has posted an impressive record of growth since its president, Eugene Applebaum, opened his first drugstore in Detroit in 1963. This performance has garnered the company a place among the Forb…
12030 South Garfield Avenue South Gate California 90280 U.S.A. Company Perspectives The philosophy of the Big A and Drug Emporium drugstores is to provide excellent customer service while remaining competitively priced. For example, the average large chain wait time can be as high as 1½ hours and our average wait time is usually ½ hour or less. We have some excellent relationships w…
2600 Morgan Road Southeast Bessemer, Alabama 35023 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We view our Company as a hard working machine--one which consistently and dependably satisfies the needs of tens of thousands of individuals each day. Keeping pace with the ever changing needs of our customers, the demands of volatile market trends, and the accelerating cycle of new technology often mean reinventing t…
4000 Luxottica Place Mason, Ohio 45040 U.S.A. Once an optical retailer with nearly 3,000 outlets in the United Stat es, Canada, and the Caribbean, Cole National Corporation was acquired by Italy's Luxottica S.p.A. in 2004. Luxottica proceeded to fold Col e's operations into its North American Retail Group, and while Cole's holdings (such as Pearle Vision) continued to thrive, the Cole struc ture …
One CVS Drive Woonsocket, Rhode Island 02895 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We operate in an extremely vibrant industry with highly favorable long-term trends. The key drivers of the pharmacy industry include the aging American population, the growth of managed care and the introduction of new and better drug therapies. CVS has expertise in serving the managed care industry and continues to take a …
155 Hidden Ravines Dr. Powell, Ohio 43605 U.S.A. Drug Emporium, Inc., is a chain of 235 deep-discount drug stores that has been credited with taking the concept nationwide. The foundations of the deep discount segment of the drug store industry have been traced to Depression-era shops offering closeouts and other cut-rate goods. Drug Emporium capitalized on the second period of strong growth expe…
440 Ninth Avenue New York, New York 10001 U.S.A. Privately owned Duane Reade Holding Corp. is the holding company for Duane Reade Drug Store Co., the largest drugstore chain in New York City's borough of Manhattan. Selling brand-name goods at low prices from its small but heavily trafficked outlets, Duane Reade had, by 1990, achieved probably the highest sales ratio per square foot of any drugsto…
8333 Bryan Dairy Road Largo, Florida 33777 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The executives, store managers, sales associates, pharmacists, and many others who have made Eckerd Corporation a success are part of a proud tradition of American mercantile enterprise. Like their forebears, the merchants of Eckerd are proof that success is based upon innovation, adaptability, initiative, and teamwork. But m…
11103 West Avenue San Antonio, Texas 78213 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We offer our customers high-quality frames, lenses, accessories, and sunglasses--including designer and private label frames, at competitive prices. All of our stores offer lenses at great prices and the leading technology in vision correction. In addition, most of our stores provide one-hour service on most prescriptions by …
4000 Luxottica Place Mason, Ohio 45040 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The L Guidance--We will help you navigate through the vast styles and sizes; Honesty--We will listen to what you want, tell you what works and even what doesn't; Knowledge--We know eyewear and can help you f ind what works best with your face, coloring and personality; Respect for your busy schedule. We know you're busy so we wil…
12831 Horseshoe Place Richmond, British Columbia V7A 4X5 Canada Company Perspectives: Quality products, superior selection, great prices, friendly, knowledgeable staff--plus community commitment. Nobody does it better. London Drugs Ltd. is one of the largest operators of drug store chains in Canada. Like mass merchandisers, the stores cover a broad range of product mix. While pharmacy remains the…
7 Mercury Avenue, corner E. Rodrigu Quezon City PH-1110 Philippines Company Perspectives: The company's mission is continuously be the leading, trusted and caring drugstore. Mercury Drug Corporation is the Philippines' dominant pharmacy group. The Quezon City-based company operates a national chain of more than 450 drugstores, including company-owned and franchised stores. Mercury Drug is estimat…
30 Hunter Lane Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011-2400 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: To be a successful chain of friendly, neighborhood drugstores. Our knowledgeable, caring associates work together to provide a superior pharmacy experience, and offer everyday products and services that help our valued customers lead healthier, happier lives. Rite Aid Corporation, which ranks as the third …
Watersmead Business Park Littlehampton, W. Sussex BN17 6LF England The Body Shop International PLC is one of England's most successful retailers of cosmetics and personal care products, with over 1,100 stores in 45 countries. The company is best known for pioneering the natural-ingredient cosmetics market and establishing social responsibility as an integral part of company operations. In fact, T…
Watersmead Business Park Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 6LS United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The Body Shops strives to dedicate our business to the pursuit of social and environmental change; to creatively balance the financial and human needs of our stakeholders, employees, customers, franchisees, suppliers, and shareholders; to courageously ensure that our business is ecologically sustaina…
530 Bériault Street Longueuil, Québec J4G 1S8 Canada Company Perspectives: From the outset, we grounded our success on two basic principles: our partnership culture and our ability to adapt. Consequently, we have continuously ensured that our company fosters value not only for our customers but also for all those involved in the company: our franchisees, our employees, our suppliers, and our sh…
4700 Westside Avenue North Bergen, New Jersey 07047 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since 1977, The Vitamin Shoppe has grown into one of America's leading discount retailers of quality vitamins and nutritional supplements. What began as a single store in New York City has evolved into over 160 stores in 18 states with new grand openings planned every month during 2003. And the addition of our popula…
100 Phoenix Drive Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 U.S.A. Walden Book Company Inc., a subsidiary of the Borders Group, Inc., is a leading U.S. mall-based book retailer, with over 1,035 Waldenbooks stores located in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To offset a trend of falling attendance in malls in the 1990s, Waldenbooks was introducing its own version of a superstore during this time, establ…
510 Main Street Wall, South Dakota 57709 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Wall Drug Store has been a family owned business since 1931. The philosophy of the Wall Drug Store Management Team has been that the best business deal is one that is good for the people who work for the business, good for those who are served by it and good for the people who own it. Wall Drug Store's vision is to provide …
