Rexall was the name of a chain of North American drugstores, as well as the name of their store-branded products. Today it is the name of over-the-counter drugs and drugstores in Canada and health-supplements in the United States.

Founding

In 1902 Louis Liggett persuaded 40 independent drug stores to invest $4,000 in a retailers cooperative called United Drug Stores, which sold products under the Rexall name. After World War I, the cooperative established a franchise whereby independently owned retail outlets adopted the Rexall trade name, and sold Rexall products. The company was based in Boston, Massachusetts, in an area now occupied by Northeastern University.