Private company

Merz Apothecary

Historic German health care store in Chicago¹

Merz Apothecary, located in the Lincoln Square neighborhood in Chicago, is a historic healthcare store that was opened by pharmacist Peter Merz in 1875. Merz Apothecary focuses on herbal, homeopathic medicines, natural medicine, European products, and bath products.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1875Founded¹

Industryretail¹
HeadquartersChicago¹

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Peter Merz

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1875Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$355.5K 2020–2020

PPP loans $355.5K

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2020	$355.5K	$355.5K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA⁴. Matched to this company by name and state.

Apr 30, 2020$355.5K PPP loan (first draw) from Fifth Third Bank⁴To MERZ APOTHECARY, Chicago IL; $357.9K forgiven Jan 7, 2021

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataMerz Apothecary on Wikidata
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WikipediaMerz Apothecary on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsMerz Apothecary photo by Túrelio, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
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SBASBA Paycheck Protection Program loan data (FOIA), loans of $150,000 and up