Big B Drugs

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Big B DrugsIndustry| Drugstore

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Founded| 1968
Defunct| 1996
Fate| Acquired by Revco (1996)
Headquarters|

Birmingham, Alabama

Big B, Inc. was a Birmingham, Alabama-based drugstore chain. The company began operation in 1968 as division of Birmingham based Bruno's Supermarkets. Most of its stores were located next to a Bruno's, Food World or FoodMax. Big B also operated a discount drugstore chain called Drugs For Less. The company had close to $800 million (~$1.44 billion in 2023) in revenue by the end of 1996.

In 1982, Big B was spun off from the Bruno's Supermarkets into an independent company, Big B, Inc., based in Bessemer, Alabama. In 1989, Big B acquired 85 Reed Drug and Lee Drug stores from Peoples Drug, giving them a presence in Atlanta, north Georgia and western Alabama. A few years later, Big B acquired 80 "Treasury Drug" stores from JCPenney's Thrift Drug division. Big B was finally becoming a major drug retailer in the Atlanta area.

In 1996, Big B was acquired by Revco, and within a year Revco was acquired by CVS. By the end of 1997, all Big B Drugs and Revco were operating as CVS/Pharmacy.

## References

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* Bruno's Supermarkets annual reports 1971-1983
* Big B, Inc. Annual Reports 1982-1995
* Imasco, Limited Annual Report 1986-1989

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CVS Health

Subsidiaries|

* Aetna
* Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila
* Coventry Health Care
* Drivotrainer
* Eight Forty One
* CVS Pharmacy
* CVS Caremark
* MinuteClinic
* Longs Drugs
* Navarro Discount Pharmacies
* Omnicare
* Oak Street Health

Predecessors|

* Arbor Drugs
* Big B Drugs
* Eckerd
* Haag Drug Company
* Hook's Drug Stores
* Melville Corporation
* Osco Drug
* Peoples Drug
* Reliable Drug Stores
* Revco
* Sav-on Drugs
* Standard Drug Company
* SupeRx
* Target Pharmacy

Key people|

* Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
* Ward Melville
* Thomas Ryan
* Larry Merlo
* Karen S. Lynch

Related|

* CVS Charity Classic
* CVS Health Charity Classic
* CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge

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