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Drug Store News, August 12, 2002
Top 50 chains in pharmacy dollar volume
Rank Company, headquarters Pharmacy sales *
%
2001 change
1 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. $14,701 14.0%
2 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 14,281 22.1
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 9,295 7.6
4 Eckerd,, Largo, Fla. 9,277 19.9
5 Wal-Mart, (1) Bentonville, Ark. 7,700 20.2
6 Albertson's, (2) 6,500 20.4
Scottsdale, Ariz.
7 Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio 4,500 15.4
8 Kmart, Troy, Mich. 2,880 50.3
9 Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif. 2,600 20.9
10 Ahold USA, (3) Chantilly, Va. 2,000 17.6
11 Medicine Shoppe International, 1,960 11.4
St. Louis
12 Longs Drug Stores, (4) Walnut 1,720 4.2
Creek, Calif.
13 Winn-Dixie Stores, 1,040 4.0
Jacksonville, Fla.
14 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I. 737 29.3
15 Publix Super Markets, 700 21.7
Lakeland, Fla.
16 H.E. Butt Grocery, San Antonio 690 5.2
17 ShopKo, (5) Green Bay, Wis. 640 7.4
18 Target, Minneapolis 600 50.0
19 Costco, lssaquah, Wash. 500 27.0
20 Duane Reade, New York 448 26.0
21 Snyder's Drug Stores, 445 37.0
(6) Minnetonka, Minn.
22 Phar-Mor, (7) Youngstown, Ohio 422 -9.0
23 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 404 -8.0
24 Great Atlantic & Pacific 400 14.3
Tea Co., Montvale, N.J.
25 Marc's, Cleveland 364 9.6
26 Hannaford Bros., Scarborough, 360 80.0
Maine
27 Pathmark Stores, 350 5.0
Carteret, N.J.
28 Meijer, Grand Rapids, Mich. 350 13.6
29 Wegmans Food Markets, 320 11.1
Rochester, N.Y
30 Fred's, Memphis, Tenn. 309 20.7
31 Medicap Pharmacies, (8) 304 20.3
West Des Moines, Iowa
32 Familymeds, (9) Farmington, 295 16.6
Conn.
33 Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa. 278 15.0
34 Wakefern Food, Elizabeth, N.J. 250 7.6
35 Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa 248 14.0
36 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 243 22.5
37 Raley's, West Sacramento, 240 0.0
Calif.
38 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 238 5.3
39 Sav-Mar Franchising, Novi, 230 17.9
Mich.
40 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 206 21.8
41 Discount Drug Mart, 194 -9.8
Medina, Ohio
42 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee, 192 31.5
Minn.
43 Schnuck Markets, St. Louis 180 14.6
44 Bi-Mart, Eugene, Ore. 147 28.9
45 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 144 500.0
46 Community Distributors, 142 18.3
Somerset, N.J.
47 Spartan Stores, Grand 130 13.8
Rapids, Mich.
48 The Penn Traffic Co., 124 3.3
Columbus, Ohio
49 Hi-School Pharmacy, 120 18.8
Vancouver, Wash.
50 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, 111 13.3
Okla.
Rank Company, headquarters Pharmacy No. of
sales *
% of total stores with
sales pharmacies
1 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 66.1% 4,065
2 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 58.0 3,620
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 61.4 3,497
4 Eckerd,, Largo, Fla. 67.0 2,641
5 Wal-Mart, (1) Bentonville, Ark. 3.5 2,977
6 Albertson's, (2) 54.2 1,945
Scottsdale, Ariz.
7 Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio 8.8 1,702
8 Kmart, Troy, Mich. 8.0 1,408
9 Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif. 7.5 1,250
10 Ahold USA, (3) Chantilly, Va. 8.6 759
11 Medicine Shoppe International, 96.0 1,336
St. Louis
12 Longs Drug Stores, (4) Walnut 44.0 436
Creek, Calif.
13 Winn-Dixie Stores, 7.3 732
Jacksonville, Fla.
14 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I. 67.0 330
15 Publix Super Markets, 4.0 430
Lakeland, Fla.
16 H.E. Butt Grocery, San Antonio 9.0 183
17 ShopKo, (5) Green Bay, Wis. 19.3 213
18 Target, Minneapolis 1.5 600
19 Costco, lssaquah, Wash. 2.0 265
20 Duane Reade, New York 39.2 200
21 Snyder's Drug Stores, 49.4 162
(6) Minnetonka, Minn.
22 Phar-Mor, (7) Youngstown, Ohio 34.0 74
23 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 71.0 141
24 Great Atlantic & Pacific 4.0 305
Tea Co., Montvale, N.J.
25 Marc's, Cleveland 28.0 47
26 Hannaford Bros., Scarborough, 9.0 92
Maine
27 Pathmark Stores, 9.0 131
Carteret, N.J.
28 Meijer, Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.0 152
29 Wegmans Food Markets, 12.0 61
Rochester, N.Y
30 Fred's, Memphis, Tenn. 34.4 202
31 Medicap Pharmacies, (8) 95.0 185
West Des Moines, Iowa
32 Familymeds, (9) Farmington, 93.0 106
Conn.
33 Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa. 6.0 160
34 Wakefern Food, Elizabeth, N.J. 4.0 134
35 Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa 9.0 167
36 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 72.0 60
37 Raley's, West Sacramento, 9.5 105
Calif.
38 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 75.0 112
39 Sav-Mar Franchising, Novi, 73.0 86
Mich.
40 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 70.0 60
41 Discount Drug Mart, 45.0 53
Medina, Ohio
42 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee, 95.0 120
Minn.
43 Schnuck Markets, St. Louis 9.0 95
44 Bi-Mart, Eugene, Ore. 24.0 60
45 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 100.0 38
46 Community Distributors, 42.0 42
Somerset, N.J.
47 Spartan Stores, Grand 4.0 64
Rapids, Mich.
48 The Penn Traffic Co., 5.0 100
Columbus, Ohio
49 Hi-School Pharmacy, 63.2 28
Vancouver, Wash.
50 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, 65.0 39
Okla.
Rank Company, headquarters Avg. no.
of scripts
per day
1 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 200
2 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 219
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 147
4 Eckerd,, Largo, Fla. 193
5 Wal-Mart, (1) Bentonville, Ark. 143
6 Albertson's, (2) 185
Scottsdale, Ariz.
7 Kroger, Cincinnati, Ohio 146
8 Kmart, Troy, Mich. 114
9 Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif. 116
10 Ahold USA, (3) Chantilly, Va. 146
11 Medicine Shoppe International, 83
St. Louis
12 Longs Drug Stores, (4) Walnut 216
Creek, Calif.
13 Winn-Dixie Stores, 95
Jacksonville, Fla.
14 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.I. 180
15 Publix Super Markets, 135
Lakeland, Fla.
16 H.E. Butt Grocery, San Antonio 350
17 ShopKo, (5) Green Bay, Wis. 169
18 Target, Minneapolis 132
19 Costco, lssaquah, Wash. 163
20 Duane Reade, New York 139
21 Snyder's Drug Stores, 267
(6) Minnetonka, Minn.
22 Phar-Mor, (7) Youngstown, Ohio 225
23 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 144
24 Great Atlantic & Pacific NA
Tea Co., Montvale, N.J.
25 Marc's, Cleveland 130
26 Hannaford Bros., Scarborough, 185
Maine
27 Pathmark Stores, 180
Carteret, N.J.
28 Meijer, Grand Rapids, Mich. 135
29 Wegmans Food Markets, 295
Rochester, N.Y
30 Fred's, Memphis, Tenn. 137
31 Medicap Pharmacies, (8) 140
West Des Moines, Iowa
32 Familymeds, (9) Farmington, 150
Conn.
33 Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, Pa. 205
34 Wakefern Food, Elizabeth, N.J. 160
35 Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa NA
36 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 245
37 Raley's, West Sacramento, 240
Calif.
38 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 245
39 Sav-Mar Franchising, Novi, 200
Mich.
40 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 255
41 Discount Drug Mart, 238
Medina, Ohio
42 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee, 90
Minn.
43 Schnuck Markets, St. Louis 165
44 Bi-Mart, Eugene, Ore. 210
45 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 120
46 Community Distributors, 338
Somerset, N.J.
47 Spartan Stores, Grand 60
Rapids, Mich.
48 The Penn Traffic Co., 144
Columbus, Ohio
49 Hi-School Pharmacy, 250
Vancouver, Wash.
50 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, 175
Okla.
(1) Incldes 2,700 Wal-Mart pharmacies, 243 Sam's Club pharmacies, 31
Neighborhood Market stores and three clinical pharmacies.
(2) Albertson's totals represent results from the chain's 1,150 combo
stores and 800 stand-alone stores
(3) Ahold USA includes Bi-Lo, Giant Food, Martins Food Market, Stop &
Shop, Bruno's and Tops Market
(4) Longs had a 53-week fiscal year in 2001
(5) Includes 140 ShopKo and 73 Pamida pharmacies.
(6) Snyder's acquired 77 Drug Emporiums in 2001.
(7) Phar-Mor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.
(8) Medicap sales for calendar year 2001
(9) Familymeds totals include franchise stores.
* Sales in milions
Source: Drug Store News research
Rank Company, headquarters Pharmacy
sales *
2001
51 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis $102
52 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 92
53 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 91
54 Marsh Supermarkets, Indianapolis 77
55 Price Chopper, Schenectady, N.Y. 75
56 NeighborCare, Baltimore 73
57 United Supermarkets, Lubbock, Texas 73
58 Medic Drug, Cleveland 70
59 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 68
60 Shaw's Supermarkets, W. Bridgewater, Mass. 62
61 Save Mart Supermarkets, Modesto, Calif. 60
62 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 56
Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 56
63 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 52
64 Thriftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y. 50
65 Haggen Food and Pharmacy, Bellingham, Wash. 47
66 Ukrop's Supermarkets, Richmond, Va. 41
67 Big A Drug Stores, Southgate, Calif. 38
68 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 37
69 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 36
70 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 36
71 Quick Chek Food Stores, Whitehouse Station, N.J. 34
Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 34
72 Eaton Apothecary, Wellesley Hills, Mass. 32
73 Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 31
74 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 30
75 Sedano's Pharmacy & Discount Stores, Miami 28
76 Times Supermarkets, Honolulu 26
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 26
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. 26
77 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 25
78 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 23
Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 23
79 Horton & Converse Pharmacies, Newport Beach, Calif. 17
80 Price-Less Drug Stores, Rancho Cordoba, Calif. 10
* Sales in millions
Source: Drug Store News research
Top 10 prescription drugs by $ volume
% change
Brand Manufacturer $ volume * vs. prior
year
Lipitor Pfizer $5.6 24%
Prilosec AstraZeneca 4.4 -9
Zocor Merck 4.0 33
Prevacid TAP 3.6 8
Procrit Johnson & Johnson 2.8 38
Celebrex Pharmacia 2.7 14
Epogen Amgen 2.7 20
Zyprexa Lilly 2.6 23
Zoloft Pfizer 2.4 17
Paxil GlaxoSmithKline 2.3 19
* Sales in billions, 12-month period ended April 2002
Source: IMS Health, June 2002
Top 10 manufacturers represent 53 percent of the U.S. pharmacy industry
$ volume % % change
in millions share vs. prior
year
Pfizer $18,532 10.1% 16%
GlaxoSmithKline 16,659 9.1 20
Merck 12,905 7.0 13
Johnson & Johnson 11,809 6.4 30
AstraZeneca 10,505 5.8 18
Bristol-Myers-Squibb 10,014 5.5 3
Wyeth 7,192 3.9 15
Novartis 7,138 3.9 18
Lilly 7,125 3.9 -4
Pharmacia 6,729 3.7 14
Source: IMS Health, June 2002
2001 pharmaceutical market exceeded $172 billion
1993 61.2%
1994 66.6%
1995 73.4%
1996 82.0%
1997 92.9%
1998 107.3%
1999 128%
2000 146.8%
2001 * 172.2%
* 2001 had 53 weeks of sales
Source: IMS Health, June 2002
Note: Table made from bar graph
After years of decline, generics begin to trend up
1997 51.0%
1998 50.4%
1999 49.4%
2000 48.6%
2001 49.2%
1Q 2002 50.4%
Source: IMS Health, June 2002
Note: Table made from bar graph
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