Kerr Drug

Kerr Drug
Company typeDrug Store
PredecessorKerr Drug
FoundedRaleigh, NC,1951
Defunct2013
FateMerged with Walgreens
SuccessorWalgreens
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
76
Area served
Raleigh, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Durham, NC, Chapel Hill, NC, Pittsboro, NC, Hillsborough, NC, White Mountains in Western NC and much of Eastern NC
Key people
Banks Kerr, founder of Kerr Drug
ProductsPremier
OwnerWalgreens
Websitewww.kerrdrug.com www.kerrdrugoptical.com

Kerr Drug was an American chain of 76 drug stores throughout North Carolina. Its headquarters were located in Raleigh, North Carolina. On September 10, 2013, Walgreens announced its purchase of Kerr.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Walgreens buying Raleigh-based Kerr Drug". WRAL. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Walgreens furthers reach into North Carolina with acquisition of Kerr Drug". Drug Store News. September 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.