kˈʌnɪŋˌæm ɛkspˈændᵻd hɪz tʃˈeɪn ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn wɛn hiː ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə væŋkˈuːvɚ dɹˈʌɡ stˈoːɹz tʃˈeɪn, nˌɪɹli tɹˈɪplɪŋ ðə sˈaɪz ʌvðə kˈʌnɪŋˌæmz tʃˈeɪn fɹʌm twˈɛlv stˈoːɹz tə θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv.
Cunningham expanded his chain in September 1939 when he acquired the Vancouver Drug Stores chain, nearly tripling the size of the Cunningham's chain from 12 stores to 35.