verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message lewis drug type private industry drug stores founded 1942 founder jesse lewis and george fredrickson headquarters sioux falls south dakota us number of locations 45 1 key people mark griffin ceo scott cross exec vp bob meyer vp gene elrod vp bill ladwig vp revenue 140 million 2 number of employees 1000 3 website http www.lewisdrug.com lewis drug is a sioux falls south dakota based operator of 45 4 drugstores under the lewis drug and the lewis family drug banners in south dakota minnesota and iowa . headquartered in sioux falls the company was established in 1942 by partners jesse lewis and george fredrickson . john griffin joined the business shortly after that and bought out jesse lewis in 1946 . it was established in 1942 as the first self service drug store in south dakota and the surrounding region . 5 griffin s son mark became the sole owner in 1984 . 6 references edit http www.lewisdrug.com about http www.lewisdrug.com about factsheet.cfm http www.lewisdrug.com about factsheet.cfm http www.lewisdrug.com about http www.lewisdrug.com about history.cfm http www.answers.com topic lewis drug inc retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lewis drug & oldid 672974345 categories companies based in sioux falls south dakotacompanies established in 1942pharmacies of the united stateshidden categories articles needing additional references from january 2011all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 july 2015 at 04 45 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view