Reeves Sain Drug Store has Reopened in Murfreesboro

Mar 06, 2023 at 09:53 am by WGNS News


Reeves Sain Drug Store has reopened and they even have their famous milkshakes still! After four years, everything has come full circle. Reeves-Sain – commonly referred to as Murfreesboro's favorite hometown pharmacy – is back and open for business!

Thanks to their partnership with Tasty Table, their egg salad and pimento cheese sandwiches in the Soda Shoppe are also back. Partnership with TWIG: The Write Impression Gifts, their Gift Shoppe is also open for business. Plus, their U.S. Post Office is coming back soon.

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Most importantly, the pharmacists you depended on for exceptional service and knowledge are back – Rick Sain, Taylor Black and Mark Moore. Bring the family, join the fun, grab a milkshake, re-visit Reeves-Sain.

Reeves-Sain Operating Hours: 

Monday-Friday: 8am-5:30pm 
Saturday: 9am-1pm 
Sunday: Closed

Timeline (from Reeves-Sain):

1980: Richard Reeves and Ron Powell opened “Reeves-Powell” Saveway Drug Store in a small trailer on Memorial Blvd in Murfreesboro, TN.

1981: Reeves-Powell move into strip mall on Memorial Blvd.

1982: Murfreesboro Pharmaceutical Nursing Supply opened.

1987: Reeves-Powell establishes a relationship with The University of Tennessee. (Student Preceptor’s Program)

1989: Reeves-Powell move into 5,000 sq. ft. building at 1801 Memorial Blvd. Adds an old-fashioned Soda Shoppe to the store to add charm and notoriety.

1990: Reeves-Powell opens up a Compounding Center.

1993: After finding some success selling medical equipment in retail store, Richard Reeves opens free standing building to house Reeves Medical Equipment and Supplies.

1993: Tennessee Vets Home calls Reeves-Powell and asks if business is equipped to provide medications to nursing homes. Hence, the birth of Long Term Care Associates, later to be called, Reeves-Sain Extended Care.

1994: After substantial growth in the home medical equipment and respiratory business, Reeves-Sain Infusion Services opens.

1994: Reeves Medical opens Mastectomy Services to accent growing home care business.

1995: Shane Reeves and Rick Sain buy a majority share of the business from Richard Reeves and Ron Powell.

1996: Reeves-Sain Health Management Associates opens to manage clinical programs and support residency and student programs.

1997: Reeves-Sain Drug Store opens on South Church St.

1997: Reeves-Sain Extended Care introduces automation to its Extended Care business.

1997: Reeves-Sain receives University of Tennessee’s Preceptor of the Year award for outstanding commitment to student education.

1999: Reeves-Sain opens pharmacy in Murfreesboro Medical Clinic.

1999: Reeves-Sain forms holding company.

2000: Reeves-Sain receives Tennessee’s Most Innovative Pharmacy award from the Tennessee Pharmacist’s Association.

2001: Reeves-Sain website established.

2002: Reeves-Sain begins Diabetic Mail Order business in Medical Division.

2003: Reeves-Sain Drug Store on Church Street sells to Eckerd. (Proceeds of this money used to retire debt and invest in other growth opportunities.)

2004: Reeves-Sain unveils new logo and mission statement.

2005: Reeves-Sain launches new website.

2005: Reeves-Sain launches new multi dose packaging for the retail market called MediPACK™.

2006: Reeves-Sain builds Habitat for Humanity house.

2008: Reeves Sain wins 2008 Nashville Business Journal’s Rutherford County Impact Award for Innovation.

2009: Reeves Sain and MediPACK featured in National Caregiver Conferences in Nashville and Florida.

2010: Reeves Sain celebrates its 30th Anniversary with “Live Well, Be Well,” a program reaffirming Reeves-Sain’s commitment to helping customers feel their best.

2010: Official Ribbon Cutting for Reeves-Sain Extended Care/MediPACK

2012: Reeves-Sain received acknowledgement in ‘America’s Pharmacist Magazine’.

2013: Shane Reeves, co-owner of Reeves-Sain, named a ‘Health Care Hero’ by the Nashville Business Journal.

2014: Reeves-Sain pharmacist Cindy Smith, Pharm.D., was invited to present to the National Vaccine Advisory Committee.

2014: Reeves-Sain won the Ruthies Award for ‘Best Pharmacy’ for the seventh-consecutive year.

2015: Reeves-Sain celebrates its 35th Anniversary.

2015: Reeves-Sain is acquired by Fred’s, a leading rural retail pharmacy organization. Despite this purchase, Reeves-Sain will continue to serve in its longstanding role as a community pharmacy led by co-founder Rick Sain.

2023:  Reeves-Sain reopens as an independent pharmacy in the same 1823 Memorial Blvd. location it’s had since its early days with co-founder Rick Sain, Taylor Black and Mark Moore serving as lead pharmacists.


 

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