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Lewis Drug Inc.

is in the Retail Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$85.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Lewis Drug, Inc. is a regional leader in working with families and hospitals to provide pharmaceuticals with caring and attentive service. We have been locally owned for over 60 years. Established in 1942, Lewis was the first self-service drug store in South Dakota and the surrounding region. In following years, Lewis further established itself with eight more stores, each offering a wide variety of general merchandise in addition to quality prescription and non-prescription drugs. Lewis is a market leader in pharmaceutical services. We are also a major retailer of electronics, clothing, garden and yard ware, office supplies, sporting goods, furniture, groceries and toys with name brands at affordable prices. At Lewis, our continual goal is to provide exceptional pricing, exemplary personal service and the ultimate in convenience. In short, our goal is to always be your first stop. In 1998, in a partnership with Sanford Health, Lewis acquired eleven Family Drug Stores, representing a large portion of the upper Midwest. More stores are planned as we continue to adapt to the future, with advantages like online prescription fulfillment, drive-up window service and home delivery. We are currently planing for continued expansion with the same level of service and attention that marks Lewis Drug as a leader in healthcare products. Lewis Drug is an exciting and dynamic company. We look forward to many more years of friendly, convenient service and continued growth, enhanced by...

President & CEO
Mark E. Griffin
Number of Employees 1,000
Contact Information

2701 S Minnesota Ave Ste 1

Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-4746

www.lewisdrug.c...

(605) 367-2800

NAICS Code Pharmacies and Drug Stores: 446110

Recent Events

  • Breems enjoys new job at Lewis

    11/22/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Mark Griffin, Lewis Drug

    - 2008-04-21

    [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Retailers should focus on their core competencies, rather than allow outside forces, such as reimbursement considerations, dictate their decision making, noted Mark Griffin, Lewis Drug owner, president and chief executive officer. "Let's not wait for the other shoe to drop in Washington--that will delay the business...

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  • Lewis Drug

    - 2008-01-14

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Celebrating anniversary No. 65 in February, Lewis Drug has been continually morphing its larger-than-average drug store footprint to better compete with any national retailer looking to gain entry into the South Dakota, Iowa or Minnesota markets. As Lewis president and chief executive officer Mark Griffin...

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  • Market advantage lies in ability to adapt quickly

    - 2005-09-26

    In retailing, it's not necessarily how big you are, but how big you are in the markets you serve. And for Lewis Drug, with its headquarters in Sioux Falls, S.D., that makes for a very large fish in a relatively small pond whose population is 186,000. However small, it...

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  • Three formats keep regional in game

    - 2005-05-02

    We're plugging along," said Mark Griffin, president and chief executive officer of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Lewis Drug and a past chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. And that seems to be the sentiment of a lot of regional operators. Business is demanding but rewarding, challenging but fruitful....

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  • Q & A: Mark Griffin, Lewis Drug

    - 2002-05-20

    With four months as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores already under his belt, Mark Griffin has a head start on helping the association set a course for what promises to be an exciting 2002-2003 industry year. Griffin, president and chief executive officer of Lewis Drug, shared...

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  • AFL: Lewis drug claims won't upset Swans team: Eade

    - 2002-03-06

    00-00-0000 AFL: Lewis drug claims won't upset Swans team: Eade Sydney AFL coach RODNEY EADE says he doesn't think public comments by former team member DALE LEWIS about drug use by AFL footballers will distract his team in the lead...

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  • Lewis to buy pharmacy in Jubilee Foods

    - 2001-12-17

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Lewis Drug intends to acquire a 3,000-square-foot pharmacy inside a Jubilee Foods supermarket here at the top of the year from Madison Drug. This will mark the fifth Lewis Drug pharmacy operating inside a Jubilee and also raises Lewis Drug's store count to 22. The deal...

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  • Lewis Drug perfects hybrid retailing

    - 2001-10-08

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Many retailers could learn a lesson from Lewis Drug. The 21-store chain has perfected an operating strategy based on a couple of old retail tenets--like convenience, promotion and compelling assortments--and used them to create almost a whole new retail format, the mass drug store. As...

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  • Regional chains tackle pharmacists' shortage issue

    - 2001-01-15

    They say good things come in small packages. And regional drug chains--which have survived a wave of industry consolidation and a precipitous decline in pharmacy margins over the past few years--know this more than most. Despite the series of challenges, which also includes an increase in pharmacy competition from...

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  • Duane Reade loyalty card sign-up a success

    - 1999-09-27

    NEW YORK -- Duane Reade, one of three chains participating in the NACDS Services Corp.'s test of a card-based loyalty marketing program, got off to a quick start with the launch of its Dollar Reward$ Club card early this month. Anthony Cuti, chairman and chief executive of the New...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark E. Griffin President & CEO
Scott Cross Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Gene Elrod Vice President, Human Resources and Loss Prevention
William Ladwig Vice President, Professional Services
Bob Myer General Manager
John Griffin Manager
Kevin Reilly Manager, DP
Robert Meyer General Merchandise and Marketing Manager
Joel Hagen Corp Attorney

Organization Position Status
Lewis Drug, Inc. President & CEO Current
Lewis Drug Brandon President & CEO Current
Lewis Drug Eastgate CEO Current
Lewis Drug Southeast President Current
Chain Drug Consortium , LLC Vice Chairman Current
Lewis Drug Eastgate Owner & President Former
Lewis Drug, Inc. Owner Former

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Lewis Drug Eastgate CFO Current
Lewis Drug, Inc. Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. Vice President, Human Resources and Loss Prevention Current
Lewis Drug, Inc. Director, Personnel Former

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Lewis Drug, Inc. Vice President, Professional Services Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. General Manager Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. Manager Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. Manager, DP Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. General Merchandise and Marketing Manager Current

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Lewis Drug, Inc. Corp Attorney Current
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