While not exactly a drugstore, one fun one that others might not know is that Sears' camera lineup was actually quite extensive and serious, featuring premium m

While not exactly a drugstore, one fun one that others might not know is that Sears' camera lineup was actually quite extensive and serious, featuring premium models rebranded from Asahiflex/Pentax, Nicca/Yashica, Mamiya, and others. A Sears/Tower brand camera wasn't bad at all! It sounds odd, but "white-labeling" by importers was quite common in those days - Pentax cameras were often sold as Honeywell Pentax, and large format camera lenses traveled through extensive networks and partnerships (Calumet, DO Industries, Graflex, etc). Today's distributor networks are very, very centralized in comparison, and there are a lot less players in the market. Today the closest analogy is probably CCTV lenses where there's still a pretty thriving industry and lots of sub-vendors. Given the historical nexus of drug stores to film developing... I guess I could see a drug store carrying some products, especially popular ones, and maybe having the ability to order some stuff too. Ansco was a film brand too (actually it's part of Agfa iirc, quite a large one!) so they could have been able to order cameras.