The Pharm
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The Pharm was a drugstore chain based in Maumee, Ohio
, with locations in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Compared to competing drugstores, Pharm stores had a large selection of grocery items. Pharm stores had adopted a mascot named Discovery Dan. He is clad in a tan safari jacket
, has a thick handlebar mustache, and appears in the weekly flier stating that he is your guide for discovering the deals. Oddly, he never seems to speak as his communications always appear in thought bubble
form. The parent corporation of The Pharm was Spartan Stores
.
Spartan closed five Pharm Stores in late September 2007. Information that Spartan planned to sell the remaining Pharm stores came out in January 2008. In April 2008, Spartan Stores announced that "certain assets" from 12 of the 14 remaining Pharm stores would be sold to Rite Aid
. The sale was finalized in late May 2008.
A fictional British drug company called "the Pharm" appears in the TV series Torchwood
as an antagonist organization, in the episode "Reset
".
Maumee, Ohio
Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo along the Maumee River. The population was 14,286 at the 2010 census. Maumee was also declared an All-America City by the National Civic League in June 2006.-Geography:...
, with locations in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Compared to competing drugstores, Pharm stores had a large selection of grocery items. Pharm stores had adopted a mascot named Discovery Dan. He is clad in a tan safari jacket
Safari jacket
A safari jacket or bush jacket is a garment originally designed for the purpose of going on safari in the African bush.Popularized by turn-of-the-20th-century Anglo-African adventurers, safari-style jackets were engineered for comfort and function....
, has a thick handlebar mustache, and appears in the weekly flier stating that he is your guide for discovering the deals. Oddly, he never seems to speak as his communications always appear in thought bubble
Speech balloon
Speech balloons are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to allow words to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic...
form. The parent corporation of The Pharm was Spartan Stores
Spartan Stores
Spartan Stores Inc. is an American food distributor and grocery store chain headquartered in Byron Township, Michigan. The company distributes national and Spartan brand products to over 400 independent grocery stores in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.-History:...
.
Spartan closed five Pharm Stores in late September 2007. Information that Spartan planned to sell the remaining Pharm stores came out in January 2008. In April 2008, Spartan Stores announced that "certain assets" from 12 of the 14 remaining Pharm stores would be sold to Rite Aid
Rite Aid
Rite Aid is a drugstore chain in the United States and a Fortune 500 company headquartered in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, near Camp Hill. Rite Aid is the largest drugstore chain on the East Coast and the third largest drugstore chain in the U.S....
. The sale was finalized in late May 2008.
A fictional British drug company called "the Pharm" appears in the TV series Torchwood
Torchwood
Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. The series is a spin-off from Davies's 2005 revival of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who. The show has shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growing audience, moving from...
as an antagonist organization, in the episode "Reset
Reset (Torchwood)
"Reset" is the sixth episode of the second series of British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was first broadcast by BBC Three on 13 February 2008, immediately after the broadcast of "Adam" on BBC Two...
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