1st Edition

The Rexall Story A History of Genius and Neglect

By Mickey C. Smith Copyright 2004
175 Pages
by CRC Press

175 Pages
by CRC Press

In the second half of the twentieth century, 20 percent (10,000) of all retail druggists were Rexall druggists. Now there are none, and this book explains why! The Rexall Story: A History of Genius and Neglect shows how a brilliant and successful business/pharmacy venture was allowed to fail through carelessness and an inattention to the original formula of the company. From the celebrated... Read more
Foreword  Preface Acknowledgments A Partial Chronology of Rexall PART I: THE LIGGETT LEGACY Chapter 1. The Genius of Louis Liggett: How It All Began Chapter 2. "Dear Pardner" Chapter 3. The Sense of Family and Its Effects: Rexall Retirees Speak PART II: MARKETING REXALL Chapter 4. The Genius of Rexall Product Chapter 5. The Genius of Rexall Price Chapter 6. The Genius of Rexall Place Chapter 7. The Genius of Rexall Promotion PART III: THE DART ERA Chapter 8. Justin Dart: A New Era of Genius Chapter 9. The End of the Rexall Era Chapter 10. Conclusion Afterword Appendix. A Profile of Hazard Rexall Drug Notes Index

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Smith, Mickey C.