CVS purchased Osco Drug in 2006, which was an original tenant when Kirkwood Mall opened in April 1971. In 2008, CVS announced intentions to relocate its stores at Kirkwood and Gateway Malls. The Kirkwood Mall store finished its relocation in January 2010.
Kirkwood Mall drastically changed Bismarck’s retail landscape when Paul Wachter opened it in April 1971 with original anchors Woolworths, Montgomery Wards, and Herbergers. It underwent a major addition in 1980 with two new anchors, Target and JCPenney.
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