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Drug Store News, April 29, 2002
Top 50 drug chains in dollar volume
Sales (*)
Rank Company, headquarters 2001 2000
1 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. $24,623 $21,206
2 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 22,241 20,087
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 15,138 14,214
4 Eckerd, Largo, Fla. 13,847 13,088
5 Albertson's, (1) Scottsdale, Ariz. 12,000 11,000
6 Longs Drug Stores,
(2) Walnut Creek, Calif. 4,300 4,027
7 Medicine Shoppe
International, St. Louis 2,041 1,830
8 Phar-Mor, (3) Youngstown, Ohio 1,240 1,292
9 Duane Reade, New York 1,144 1,001
10 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.J. 1,100 1,000
11 Snyder's Drug Stores,
(4) Minnetonka, Minn. 900 338
12 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 570 627
13 Discount Drug Mart, Medina, Ohio 475 443
14 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 343 296
15 Community Distributors, Somerset, N.J. 338 318
16 Familymeds (5), Farmington, Conn. 328 286
17 Medicap Pharmacies (6),
West Des Moines, Iowa 320 265
18 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 318 303
19 Sav-Mor Franchising, Novi, Mich. 314 275
20 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 296 252
21 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 208 197
22 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee 203 155
23 Hi-School Pharmacy, Vancouver, Wash. 190 167
24 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 182 170
25 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, Okla. 163 148
26 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis 147 129
27 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 147 125
28 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 144 103
29 Medic Drug, Cleveland 115 107
30 Big A Drug Stores (7), Southgate, Calif. 110 65
31 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 95 85
32 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 90 79
33 NeighborCare, Baltimore 85 80
34 Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 80 70
35 Thrftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y 66 60
36 Sedano's Pharmacy &
Discount Stores, Miami 64 58
37 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 53 51
38 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 41 34
39 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 40 35
40 Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 38 34
Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 38 33
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 38 36
43 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 37 29
44 Eaton Apothecary,
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 36 29
45 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 35 31
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. 35 36
47 Price-Less Drug Stores,
Rancho Cordoba, Calif. 32 34
48 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 28 24
49 Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 26 18
50 Horton and Converse Pharmacies,
Newport Beach, Calif. 22 20
Total $104,464 $94,390
Sales (*)
Rank Company, headquarters %
change
1 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 16.1%
2 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 10.7
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 6.5
4 Eckerd, Largo, Fla. 5.8
5 Albertson's, (1) Scottsdale, Ariz. 3.2
6 Longs Drug Stores,
(2) Walnut Creek, Calif. 6.9
7 Medicine Shoppe
International, St. Louis 11.5
8 Phar-Mor, (3) Youngstown, Ohio -4.0
9 Duane Reade, New York 14.0
10 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.J. 10.0
11 Snyder's Drug Stores,
(4) Minnetonka, Minn. 166.0
12 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. -9.0
13 Discount Drug Mart, Medina, Ohio 7.3
14 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 16.0
15 Community Distributors, Somerset, N.J. 6.0
16 Familymeds (5), Farmington, Conn. 14.6
17 Medicap Pharmacies (6),
West Des Moines, Iowa 20.3
18 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 5.0
19 Sav-Mor Franchising, Novi, Mich. 14.4
20 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 17.5
21 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 6.0
22 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee 31.0
23 Hi-School Pharmacy, Vancouver, Wash. 13.8
24 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 7.0
25 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, Okla. 10.0
26 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis 13.8
27 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 18.0
28 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 40.0
29 Medic Drug, Cleveland 7.0
30 Big A Drug Stores (7), Southgate, Calif. 69.0
31 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 12.0
32 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 13.2
33 NeighborCare, Baltimore 6.0
34 Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 14.0
35 Thrftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y 10.0
36 Sedano's Pharmacy &
Discount Stores, Miami 10.0
37 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 4.0
38 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 20.0
39 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 14.0
40 Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 10.0
Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 15.0
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 14.0
43 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 26.0
44 Eaton Apothecary,
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 23.0
45 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 13.0
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. -2.0
47 Price-Less Drug Stores,
Rancho Cordoba, Calif. -5.0
48 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 14.0
49 Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 44.0
50 Horton and Converse Pharmacies,
Newport Beach, Calif. 8.0
Total 10.7%
Pharmacy
sales (*)
Rank Company, headquarters 2001
1 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. $14,281
2 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 14,701
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 9,295
4 Eckerd, Largo, Fla. 9,277
5 Albertson's, (1) Scottsdale, Ariz. 6,500
6 Longs Drug Stores,
(2) Walnut Creek, Calif. 1,720
7 Medicine Shoppe
International, St. Louis 1,960
8 Phar-Mor, (3) Youngstown, Ohio 422
9 Duane Reade, New York 448
10 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.J. 737
11 Snyder's Drug Stores,
(4) Minnetonka, Minn. 445
12 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 404
13 Discount Drug Mart, Medina, Ohio 194 (8)
14 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 243
15 Community Distributors, Somerset, N.J. 142
16 Familymeds (5), Farmington, Conn. 295
17 Medicap Pharmacies (6),
West Des Moines, Iowa 304
18 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 238
19 Sav-Mor Franchising, Novi, Mich. 230
20 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 206
21 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 92
22 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee 192
23 Hi-School Pharmacy, Vancouver, Wash. 120
24 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 91
25 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, Okla. 111
26 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis 102
27 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 52
28 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 144
29 Medic Drug, Cleveland 70
30 Big A Drug Stores (7), Southgate, Calif. 38
31 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 56
32 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 68
33 NeighborCare, Baltimore 73
34 Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 56
35 Thrftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y 50
36 Sedano's Pharmacy &
Discount Stores, Miami 28
37 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 37
38 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 36
39 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 30
40 Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 34
Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 31
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 26
43 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 36
44 Eaton Apothecary,
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 32
45 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 23
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. 26
47 Price-Less Drug Stores,
Rancho Cordoba, Calif. 10
48 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 25
49 Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 23
50 Horton and Converse Pharmacies,
Newport Beach, Calif. 17
Total $65,525
Pharmacy
sales (*)
Rank Company, headquarters % of total Store
sales count
1 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 58.0% 3,520
2 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 66.1 4,191
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. 61.4 3,497
4 Eckerd, Largo, Fla. 67.0 2,641
5 Albertson's, (1) Scottsdale, Ariz. 18.0 2,421
6 Longs Drug Stores,
(2) Walnut Creek, Calif. 40.0 437
7 Medicine Shoppe
International, St. Louis 96.0 1,336
8 Phar-Mor, (3) Youngstown, Ohio 34.0 139
9 Duane Reade, New York 39.2 200
10 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.J. 67.0 330
11 Snyder's Drug Stores,
(4) Minnetonka, Minn. 46.5 167
12 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. 71.0 135
13 Discount Drug Mart, Medina, Ohio 47.0 53
14 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 71.0 60
15 Community Distributors, Somerset, N.J. 42.0 53
16 Familymeds (5), Farmington, Conn. 90.0 113
17 Medicap Pharmacies (6),
West Des Moines, Iowa 95.0 186
18 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. 75.0 111
19 Sav-Mor Franchising, Novi, Mich. 73.3 86
20 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 70.0 59
21 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 44.0 56
22 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee 95.0 120
23 Hi-School Pharmacy, Vancouver, Wash. 63.0 36
24 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 50.0 50
25 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, Okla. 68.0 39
26 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis 69.0 50
27 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 35.0 16
28 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 100.0 38
29 Medic Drug, Cleveland 61.0 28
30 Big A Drug Stores (7), Southgate, Calif. 35.0 22
31 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 59.0 22
32 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 75.0 22
33 NeighborCare, Baltimore 85.0 30
34 Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 70.0 22
35 Thrftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y 75.0 13
36 Sedano's Pharmacy &
Discount Stores, Miami 45.0 14
37 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 69.0 16
38 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 85.0 4
39 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 75.0 6
40 Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 90.0 14
Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 81.0 23
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 70.0 10
43 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 98.0 9
44 Eaton Apothecary,
Wellesley Hills, Mass. 90.0 11
45 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 65.0 11
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. 75.0 4
47 Price-Less Drug Stores,
Rancho Cordoba, Calif. 33.0 4
48 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 91.0 9
49 Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 90.0 14
50 Horton and Converse Pharmacies,
Newport Beach, Calif. 78.0 12
Total 24,460
Rank Company, headquarters Net
change
1 Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill. 355
2 CVS, Woonsocket, R.I. 58
3 Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa. -151
4 Eckerd, Largo, Fla. -7
5 Albertson's, (1) Scottsdale, Ariz. -112
6 Longs Drug Stores,
(2) Walnut Creek, Calif. 6
7 Medicine Shoppe
International, St. Louis 63
8 Phar-Mor, (3) Youngstown, Ohio 65
9 Duane Reade, New York 23
10 Brooks Pharmacy, Warwick, R.J. 80
11 Snyder's Drug Stores,
(4) Minnetonka, Minn. 86
12 Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C. -18
13 Discount Drug Mart, Medina, Ohio 3
14 Happy Harry's, Newark, Del. 12
15 Community Distributors, Somerset, N.J. 5
16 Familymeds (5), Farmington, Conn. -43
17 Medicap Pharmacies (6),
West Des Moines, Iowa 13
18 USA/Super D, Pine Bluff, Ark. -3
19 Sav-Mor Franchising, Novi, Mich. 5
20 Kinney Drugs, Gouverneur, N.Y. 2
21 Farmacias El Amal, San Juan, P.R. 5
22 Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee 15
23 Hi-School Pharmacy, Vancouver, Wash. 0
24 The Bartell Drug Co., Seattle 1
25 May's Drug Stores, Tulsa, Okla. 0
26 Thrifty White Drug Stores, Minneapolis 3
27 Navarro Discount Pharmacies, Miami 4
28 StatScript, Minnetonka, Minn. 5
29 Medic Drug, Cleveland 0
30 Big A Drug Stores (7), Southgate, Calif. 15
31 Lewis Drug, Sioux Falls, S.D. 1
32 Fruth Pharmacy, Point Pleasant, W. Va. 0
33 NeighborCare, Baltimore 0
34 Med-X, Tulsa, Okla. 0
35 Thrftway Drug, Howard Beach, N.Y 0
36 Sedano's Pharmacy &
Discount Stores, Miami 1
37 Doc's Drug Ltd., West Chicago, Ill. 0
38 Elm/Echo Drugs, New York 0
39 Merwin Drug, Robbinsdale, Minn. 0
40 Anchor Pharmacies, Hampstead, Md. 0
Fagen Pharmacy, Demotte, Ind. 1
Astrup, Austin, Minn. 1
43 Carle Rx Express, Urbana, Ill. 0
44 Eaton Apothecary,
Wellesley Hills, Mass. NA
45 Hartig Drug, Dubuque, Iowa 0
Kings Pharmacy, Brooklyn, N.Y. -2
47 Price-Less Drug Stores,
Rancho Cordoba, Calif. -1
48 Ritzman, Wadsworth, Ohio 0
49 Lifecheck Drug, Richmond, Texas 4
50 Horton and Converse Pharmacies,
Newport Beach, Calif. --
Total +498
(1)Albertson's total represent results from the chain's 1,150 combo
stores and 800 stand-alone drug stores
(2)Longs had a 53-week fiscal year in 2001.
(3)Phar-Mor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.
(4)Snyder's acquired 77 Drug Emporiums.
(5)Familymeds totals include franchise stores.
(6)Medicap sales for calendar year 2001
(7)Big A acquired 15 Drug Emporium stores in April 2001.
(8)Retail only; does not include mail order pharmacy sales
(*)Sales in millions
Source: Drug Store News research
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