| Jones Drug
Boasts 140 Years of
Business
 Jones
Drug in downtown
Natick
offers prescription
delivery and
a personal touch.
If you ever crave a
place where
everybody knows your
name, then ditch the
corporate pharmacy
and get your
prescriptions filled
at Jones Drug in
downtown Natick.
Opened in 1870,
Jones Drug has been
in business for 140
years, and the
current owner,
Richard Peristere,
has worked there for
over 50 years. This,
“personal service,”
he claims, is what
makes the
difference. “We know
everybody.”
Aside from the fact
that the pharmacists
personally know
their customers and
their family’s
health history, they
maintain competitive
prices and accept
nearly all
prescription
insurance plans.
Have trouble making
it downtown to pick
up your medication?
No problem- Jones
Drug delivers! Home
delivery is not
something you can
find many places,
and is another
personal touch that
keeps customers
loyal. “Natick’s
downtown is a really
service-oriented
center,” Richard
says, and Jones Drug
certainly does what
they can to provide
top quality service.
When Richard (a
lifelong Natick
resident) began
working at Jones
Drug in the 60’s, he
worked alongside
members of the Jones
family (not the
original owner, Mr.
Jones- “I haven’t
been here that
long,” he laughs).
Although Richard
himself is not a
relative of the
Jones’, the store
still has a family
feel. Richard’s four
sons have worked at
Jones Drug, and one
part-time employee
at the pharmacy
counter named Sean
is the father of a
teenage cashier by
the front door.
When asked if he’s
seen much change in
the store over the
past 50 years,
Richard doesn’t
hesitate to say yes.
“The inventory in
the store has
completely changed,”
he says. Where there
was originally a
pharmacy, a small
greeting card
department, and a
soda fountain,
they’ve expanded to
include Beanie
Babies, candy,
clothing, and more.
“Natick apparel
seems to do very
well for us,”
Richard says.
“Prescriptions are
still the main
focus, but the
apparel certainly
doesn’t hurt.”
As for the future of
Jones Drug, Richard
says he just hopes
to “keep going.”
Jones Drug is
located at 7 Main
St. in downtown
Natick and is open
Monday through
Friday, 8AM to 8PM
and Saturday 9AM to
5PM. |
