Valu-Rite
Encyclopedia
Valu-Rite is a network of over 4,000 independently owned and operated pharmacies
established in 1979. It has a business affiliation with McKesson Pharmaceuticals, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Valu-Rite". It operates like a retailers' cooperative
, though it is not owned by its members.
Radio commercials for Valu-Rite in the 1980s used spokesmen Dick Clark and Tom Bosley
.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
established in 1979. It has a business affiliation with McKesson Pharmaceuticals, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Valu-Rite". It operates like a retailers' cooperative
Retailers' cooperative
A retailers' cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers' cooperatives use their purchasing power to acquire discounts from manufacturers and often share marketing expenses. It is common for locally owned grocery stores,...
, though it is not owned by its members.
Radio commercials for Valu-Rite in the 1980s used spokesmen Dick Clark and Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley
Thomas Edward "Tom" Bosley was an American actor. Bosley is best known for portraying Howard Cunningham on the long-running ABC sitcom Happy Days. He also was featured in recurring roles on Murder, She Wrote, and Father Dowling Mysteries...
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