citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message c.o. bigelow apothecaries is an american pharmacy currently owned by ian ginsberg . c.o. bigelow was founded in 1838 in new york s greenwich village and is the oldest surviving apothecary pharmacy in the u.s.a. 1 limited brands had an agreement to open and operate other stores bearing the bigelow name which were operated as upscale beauty and skin care stores to compete with other stores such as sephora and neiman marcus . however all of these stores were closed leaving only the original shop . certain products from the line are sold in bath and body works stores throughout the united states . due to its longevity and popularity c.o. bigelow was honored with a village award 2 from the greenwich village society for historic preservation in 2002 . contents 1 stores 2 advertising 3 products 4 references 5 external links stores edit the only store still operating is the original sixth avenue store in greenwich village . 3 c.o. bigelow products remain available on the company s web site and at bath and body works as well . 4 all of the other stores have closed . the easton town center store in columbus ohio closed its doors in february 2012 . 5 several stores closed in 2009 northshore mall in peabody massachusetts closed june 28 2009 ; westfield garden state plaza in paramus new jersey closed september 4 2009 ; and plaza at king of prussia in king of prussia pennsylvania upper merion township pennsylvania closed july 1 2009 . other closed stores were located in copley place in boston westfield hawthorn center in vernon hills illinois and water tower place in chicago which closed in 2010 . the location at woodfield mall in schaumburg illinois closed on august 18 2012 . a c.o. bigelow store was to be built in tysons corner center in tysons corner virginia but the scheduled construction was canceled . advertising edit famous patrons of c.o. bigelow as featured in advertisements include thomas edison eleanor roosevelt and mark twain . products edit products sold for c.o bigelow are colognes hair and body wash shaving cream aftershave lotion and body spray mist . some of these products such as their barber collection are notable for their colors such as elixir red elixir black elixir green elixir blue elixir white and introduced to the line up in 2011 are elixir gold and elixir black pepper . references edit c.o. bigelow chemists . nymag.com . retrieved 2016 07 31 . past village award winners . gvshp.org . retrieved 29 may 2015 . http www.bigelowchemists.com pages index onycstore http www.bigelowchemists.com c o bigelow products.html c.o. bigelow at easton closing leaving chain with just 2 stores columbus business first external links edit bigelowchemists.com v t e l brands current bath & body works c. o. bigelow henri bendel la senza victoria s secret the white barn candle company former abercrombie & fitch express galyan s lane bryant lerner new york the limited the limited too this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title c. o. bigelow & oldid 732432220 categories l brands brandscompanies based in new york cityunited states retail company stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2009all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles 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 31 july 2016 at 23 11 . 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