IDL Drug Stores or the Independent Drugstores League was a
cooperative
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of independent
drugstore
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s that disbanded in the late 1960s. Several drugstores retain the IDL name, including
Seebers IDL in
Newport, Washington
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History
Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steam ...
and
Schneiders IDL
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in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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. Among their promotional items were
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trading card
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s.
Retailers' cooperatives in the United States
Defunct pharmacies of the United States
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