10With: What Else is Up With the Merz Apothecary (Pt 2)

By Karl Klockars in Miscellaneous on Sep 8, 2010 7:00PM

We now pause from your wall-to-wall Mayor Daley coverage to pick up where we left off yesterday, as though nothing has happened. Last week, Chuck brought us the news that the Merz Apothecary, the century-plus-old stalwart of the Chicago apothecary scene, was pulling out of it's space at Macy's and moving a couple blocks south towards the Palmer House Hilton. Yesterday we spent 10With Anthony Qaiyum, owner of Merz, about the business and it's long lifespan. So now: What's the deal with the whole Macy's pullout? And why exactly do they sell online as Smallflower, anyways? We dug a little deeper. Plus, we just love the word "apothecary."

To listen, just press play: Anthony Qaiyum, Merz Apothecary

You can find Part One here.

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