C. O. Bigelow

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C.O. Bigelow Apothecaries and is an American pharmacy currently owned by Ian Ginsberg. C.O. Bigelow and was founded in 1838 in New York's Greenwich Village making it the oldest continually operating pharmacy in America. The original store in NY and is home to Rx the cat, who wanders the store, mingling with the customers.

Limited Brands has an agreement to open and operate stores bearing the name, and are operated as very upscale beauty and skin care stores, to compete with Sephora, Neiman Marcus, etc. Certain products from the line and are sold in Bath and Body Works stores throughout the United States.

[edit] Stores

There are 10 stores open currently:

Greenwich Village in New York, New York (The original location.)

Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio

Copley Place in Boston

Northshore Mall in Peabody, Massachusetts

Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey

Water Tower Place in Chicago

Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Illinois

Westfield Hawthorn Center in Vernon Hills, Illinois

Kenwood Towne Centre - Cincinnati, Ohio

Plaza at King of Prussia in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania/Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania

[edit] Expansion

(Store Cancelled) Tysons Corner Center in Tysons Corner, Virginia

New Stores on Hold.

[edit] Advertising

Famous patrons of C.O. Bigelow (as featured in advertisements) include Thomas Edison, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mark Twain.