Private company
Peoples Drug
Logo: Peoples Drug, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
American drug store chain
Peoples Drug was a chain of drugstores based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1905, Peoples was subsequently purchased by Lane Drug in 1975, Imasco in 1984, and finally by CVS in 1990, which continued to run the stores under the Peoples banner until 1994, at which time the stores were converted to CVS, marking the end of the use of the Peoples Drug name.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersWashington, D.C.1
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Peoples Drug was a chain of drugstores based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1905, Peoples was subsequently purchased by Lane Drug in 1975, Imasco in 1984, and finally by CVS in 1990, which continued to run the stores under the Peoples banner until 1994, at which time the stores were converted to CVS, marking the end of the use of the Peoples Drug name.2
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- WikipediaPeoples Drug
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- WikidataQ7166061
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- 1WikidataPeoples Drug on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPeoples Drug on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPeoples Drug logo by Peoples Drug, Public domain