LaVerdiere's Drug Stores Men's Sport Polo Shirt

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Bring a storied Northern New England retailer into your everyday wardrobe with this LaVerdiere's men's sport polo shirt. Founded in Waterville in 1922, the company grew from a news stand and soda fountain into a chain of more than 70 stores across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Its mix of pharmacy services and general merchandise made it part of daily life in small towns. A distinctive choice for fans of regional retail history, Maine roots, and the memorable store aisles that carried toys and seasonal decorations.

LaVerdiere's Super Drug Stores, commonly called LaVerdiere's, began in 1922 when Evariste LaVerdiere opened a news stand on Main Street in Waterville, Maine. The business grew into a soda fountain and then a drug store. Based in Waterville, the chain eventually operated more than 70 stores in small towns across Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Alongside pharmacy services, its stores sold general merchandise, toys, and seasonal Halloween and Christmas decorations. In the 1980s, some locations included Action Family Arcade; the company operated 42 of these arcades during that decade. The stores were designed at 5,000 square feet, a size that allowed Sunday opening under Maine's former blue laws. Company president Stephen LaVerdiere later identified repeal of those laws as a source of increased competition from larger retailers. In 1994, Rite Aid purchased the company while expanding in Northern New England. Walgreens later operated in many former LaVerdiere's locations in Maine into the mid-2020s. LaVerdiere's history also entered popular culture through Stephen King's novella The Sun Dog, which describes the store and its Halloween goods aisle.

	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL
Width, in	20.25	21.75	23.75	24.75	26.25	28.25
Length, in	29.00	30.00	31.00	32.00	33.00	33.50
Sleeve Length (from center back), in	18.50	19.25	20.00	20.75	21.50	22.25