ARLINGTON – Bartell Drugs plans to open a new store in Arlington in the first quarter of 2018.

It will be the 68th store in the company’s chain, which now stretches from Everett south to University Place near Tacoma. The store will be located at the northwest corner of Highway 9 and 204th Street. The 14,622-square-foot store is slated to break ground later this summer.

At 127-years-old, Bartells is the oldest, family owned drugstore chain in the United States and is known for championing local products including Oberto Jerky products, Theo Chocolates and a variety of local microbrews and Washington wines.