Article: ECKERD CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE DRUG STORE OPERATIONS OF DRUG-SAV DISCOUNT DRUG STORES

 
CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Eckerd Corporation (NYSE: ECK) announced today that an agreement has been reached to acquire the drug store operations of Drug-Sav Discount Drug Stores, a 13 unit drug store chain headquartered in Tyler, Texas.  As part of the transaction, Eckerd will acquire three Drug-Sav leased locations which will be operated as Eckerd drug stores and the inventory and prescription files from an additional 10 Drug-Sav locations.  Those 10 Drug-Sav locations will be closed by the Drug-Sav company.  Eckerd currently operates 481 retail drug stores in Texas.  The company did not disclose terms of the agreement. 
"Our acquisition of the Drug-Sav ...

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