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LaVerdiere's Super Drug Stores was a chain of retail drugstores located in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. It was headquartered in Waterville, Maine. At the time of their purchase by Rite Aid Corp in 1994 they operated 67 stores; 29 in Maine, 23 in New Hampshire, and nine in Vermont.

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opened his first drug store in Waterville, Maine in 1922. His son, Reginald E. LaVerdiere was born February 15, 1923.

Reginald LaVerdiere
Reginald LaVerdiere started working at his father's store 1937 at age 15. He graduated from Waterville High School and Hebron Academy. Prior to serving in the U.S. Navy during WWII, he attended Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

He died November 24, 1988, and is buried in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Augusta.

Sale to Rite Aid Corporation
It was announced in May, 1994 that all 67 stores operated by LaVerdiere's would be sold