| Big B Drugs | |
| Industry: | Drugstore |
| Fate: | Acquired by Revco (1996) |
| Predecessors: | --> |
| Successors: | --> |
| Founded: | 1968 |
| Founders: | --> |
| Defunct: | 1996 |
| Hq Location City: | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Areas Served: | --> |
| Owners: | --> |
Big B, Inc. was a Birmingham, Alabama-based drugstore chain. The company began operation in 1968 as division of Birmingham based Bruno's Supermarkets. Most of its stores were located next to a Bruno's, Food World or FoodMax. Big B also operated a discount drugstore chain called Drugs For Less. The company had close to $800 million (~$ in) in revenue by the end of 1996.
In 1982, Big B was spun off from the Bruno's Supermarkets into an independent company, Big B, Inc., based in Bessemer, Alabama. In 1989, Big B acquired 85 Reed Drug and Lee Drug stores from Peoples Drug, giving them a presence in Atlanta, north Georgia and western Alabama. A few years later, Big B acquired 80 "Treasury Drug" stores from JCPenney's Thrift Drug division. Big B was finally becoming a major drug retailer in the Atlanta area. In 1996, Big B was acquired by Revco, and within a year Revco was acquired by CVS. By the end of 1997, all Big B Drugs and Revco were operating as CVS/Pharmacy.