Mercy begins operating 22 pharmacies in Dierbergs grocery store locations
With the Dierbergs locations, Mercy now operates 34 retail pharmacies in St. Louis and 48 across its four-state system
Credit: Google Maps Published: 6:45 AM CDT April 21, 2021 Updated: 6:45 AM CDT April 21, 2021
ST. LOUIS All 22 pharmacies in Dierbergs Markets stores throughout the region took on the Mercy Pharmacy banner Monday, as the St. Louis-based health system completed its acquisition of grocer s traditional and specialty pharmacies.
Financial terms of the deal, which was announced in January, were not disclosed. The health system is operating the pharmacies in their previous in-store locations under a long-term lease.
Mercy officials said more than 150 former Dierbergs pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other associates made the transition to Mercy. Dierbergs had offered pharmacy services since 1980.
For more than a century, Dierbergs Markets and Mercy have served the people of the St. Louis area. Now, for the first time, the two companies say they are “working together to serve the region.”
Dierbergs Markets and Mercy have entered into an agreement for Mercy to acquire all 22 of Dierbergs’ traditional and specialty pharmacies and operate the pharmacies in their current locations under a long-term lease. Mercy also may develop pharmacies at future Dierbergs locations under the agreement.
“Since 1980, Dierbergs has offered high-quality pharmacy services. Customers trust their Dierbergs pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and enjoy the convenience of having this service right in our stores,” Greg Dierberg, president and CEO of Dierbergs Markets, said in a news release. “The clinical and business aspects of pharmacy are changing rapidly. Entrusting the pharmacies to Mercy ensures the continued delivery and enhancement of these services in Dierbergs Markets with the ex