Kinney Drugs

Kinney Drugs

A modern Kinney Drugs store in Shelburne, Vermont, 2024
Industry	Retail
Founded	1903; 121 years ago (1903) in Gouverneur, New York, U.S.
Founder	Burt Orrin Kinney[1]
Headquarters	Gouverneur, New York
Products	Drug store Pharmacy
Parent	KPH Healthcare Services
Website	kinneydrugs.com

Kinney Drugs is an American chain of approximately 100 drugstores throughout central and northern New York and Vermont.^[2]

The company was founded in 1903 by Burt Orrin Kinney, a native of Gouverneur, New York. The first drugstore was opened in Gouverneur and is currently in operation.^[3] In 1962, a distribution center was opened.

In 2008, Kinney Drugs became owned by its Employee Stock Option Plan and 401(k) plan.^[4]

Kinney Drugs operates primarily throughout the metropolitan areas of Syracuse, Watertown, and Plattsburgh, and, to a lesser extent, in Burlington, Vermont. Many locations have freestanding stores with drive-thru pharmacies.

References

1. "Burt Orrin Kinney". Gouverneur Museum. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
2. "Pharmacy Finder". Kinney Drugs. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
3. "Kinney Drugs Online". Kinney Drugs. Archived from the original on 2007-06-21. Retrieved 2007-07-22.
4. "Kinney Drugs seeks to become entirely owned by its employees". Press-Republican. Retrieved 2021-10-05.