Alaska was still a Territory in 1954 when Eldon Ulmer opened the first Ulmer's Drug, at the time a small Rexall Drug store in downtown Anchorage. Over the next 20 years, Ulmer's grew into several locations, including a store in Alaska's first mall, the Northern Lights Shopping Center. In the mid 70's, Scott Ulmer, Eldon's son, diversified the company by adding hardware, housewares, and sporting goods to the stores.

In 1977, Ulmer's expanded to Homer, Alaska and opened in a section of the Lakeside Mall. The business soon evolved into a Ace Hardware, sporting goods, and retail pharmacy. As the years rolled along, the Homer business expanded and now fully occupies the Lakeside Mall. With the additional space, Ulmer's has continued to add new exciting product lines to provide shoppers with a truly unique shopping experience. In 2016, Scott passed the torch to his daughter Monica, making Ulmer's a third generation, locally owned staple of the Homer community.

The mantra of our store is "the only thing we sell is service". It is our pleasure to work tirelessly to help friends, family, neighbors, and tourists find what they need, when they need it.