Top 30 drug chains in dollar volume

Drug Store News, April 19, 2004

Top 30 drug chains in dollar volume

Rank  Company, headquarters                   Total sales

                                                                 %
                                      2003          2002      change

 1    Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill.   $32,505       $28,681       13.3%
 2    CVS, Woonsocket, R.I.         26,590        24,182       10.0
 3    Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa.      16,537 (2)    15,801        4.7
 4    Eckerd, Largo, Fla.           14,927        14,643        1.9
 5    Albertsons, (3)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.            11,650        11,300        3.1
 6    Longs Drug Stores,
       Walnut Creek, Calif.          4,530         4,430        2.3
 7    Medicine Shoppe
       International, St. Louis      2,240         2,150        4.2
 8    Brooks Pharmacy,
       Warwick, R.I.                 1,781         1,700        5.6
 9    Duane Reade, New York          1,384         1,274        8.6
10    Snyder's Drug Stores,
       Minnetonka, Minn.               730 (4)       960      -24.0
11    Discount Drug Mart,
       Medina, Ohio                    550           525        4.8
12    Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.          476           458        3.9
13    StatScript/Chronimed,
       Minneapolis                     436           397        9.6
14    Happy Harry's,
       Newark, Del.                    426           391        9.0
15    Kinney Drugs,
       Gouverneur, N.Y.                391           341       14.7
16    USA/Super D, Pine
       Bluff, Ark.                     356           334        6.6
17    Sav-Mor Franchising,
       Novi, Mich.                     347           330        4.9
18    Community Distributors,
       Somerset, N.J.                  345           344        0.3
19    Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee       280           260        7.7
20    Familymeds, Farmington,
       Conn.                           250           252       -0.8
21    Farmacias El Amal,
       San Juan, P.R.                  225           216        4.2
22    Thrifty-White Drug Stores,
       Minneapolis                     218           176       23.9
23    Hi-School Pharmacy,
       Vancouver, Wash.                207           190        8.9
24    The Bartell Drug Co.,
       Seattle                         205           195        5.1
25    Navarro Discount
       Pharmacies, Miami               195           180        8.3
26    May's Drug Stores,
       Tulsa, Okla.                    182           179        1.7
27    Fruth Pharmacy, Point
       Pleasant, W. Va.                113           100       13.0
28    Medic Drug, Cleveland            110           120       -8.3
29    Big A Drug Stores,
       Southgate, Calif.               108           130      -16.9
30    Lewis Drug, Sioux
       Falls, S.D.                     107           100        7.0

      Total                       $118,415      $110,709        7.0%

Rank  Company, headquarters             Pharmacy sales

                                                 % of total
                                       2003         sales

 1    Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill.     $20,153         62.0%
 2    CVS, Woonsocket, R.I.           18,293         68.8
 3    Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa.        10,584         64.0
 4    Eckerd, Largo, Fla.             10,448         70.0
 5    Albertsons, (3)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.               5,450         46.8
 6    Longs Drug Stores,
       Walnut Creek, Calif.            2,097         46.3
 7    Medicine Shoppe
       International, St. Louis        2,173         97.0
 8    Brooks Pharmacy,
       Warwick, R.I.                   1,220         68.5
 9    Duane Reade, New York              603         43.6
10    Snyder's Drug Stores,
       Minnetonka, Minn.                 365 (4)     50.0
11    Discount Drug Mart,
       Medina, Ohio                      230         41.8 (4)
12    Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.            356         70.0
13    StatScript/Chronimed,
       Minneapolis                       436         99.0
14    Happy Harry's,
       Newark, Del.                      310         72.8
15    Kinney Drugs,
       Gouverneur, N.Y.                  282         72.1
16    USA/Super D, Pine
       Bluff, Ark.                       196         55.0
17    Sav-Mor Franchising,
       Novi, Mich.                       260         74.9
18    Community Distributors,
       Somerset, N.J.                    169         49.0
19    Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee         270         96.4
20    Familymeds, Farmington,
       Conn.                             213         85.2
21    Farmacias El Amal,
       San Juan, P.R.                    124         55.0
22    Thrifty-White Drug Stores,
       Minneapolis                       194         89.0
23    Hi-School Pharmacy,
       Vancouver, Wash.                  137         66.2
24    The Bartell Drug Co.,
       Seattle                           115         56.1
25    Navarro Discount
       Pharmacies, Miami                  70         35.9
26    May's Drug Stores,
       Tulsa, Okla.                      124         68.1
27    Fruth Pharmacy, Point
       Pleasant, W. Va.                   90         79.6
28    Medic Drug, Cleveland               72         65.5
29    Big A Drug Stores,
       Southgate, Calif.                  40         37.0
30    Lewis Drug, Sioux
       Falls, S.D.                        55         51.4

      Total                          $75,721

Rank  Company, headquarters             Store        Net
                                        count       change

                                         2003      vs. 2001

 1    Walgreens, Deerfield, Ill.       4,227 (1)      344
 2    CVS, Woonsocket, R.I.            4,177           91
 3    Rite Aid, Camp Hill, Pa.         3,382          -22
 4    Eckerd, Largo, Fla.              2,799          113
 5    Albertsons, (3)
       Scottsdale, Ariz.               2,305           18
 6    Longs Drug Stores,
       Walnut Creek, Calif.              470           13
 7    Medicine Shoppe
       International, St. Louis        1,100         -146
 8    Brooks Pharmacy,
       Warwick, R.I.                     333            3
 9    Duane Reade, New York              241           13
10    Snyder's Drug Stores,
       Minnetonka, Minn.                  70          -88
11    Discount Drug Mart,
       Medina, Ohio                       60            0
12    Kerr Drug, Durham, N.C.            122           -8
13    StatScript/Chronimed,
       Minneapolis                        28            1
14    Happy Harry's,
       Newark, Del.                       72            4
15    Kinney Drugs,
       Gouverneur, N.Y.                   61           -2
16    USA/Super D, Pine
       Bluff, Ark.                       113            2
17    Sav-Mor Franchising,
       Novi, Mich.                        83           -3
18    Community Distributors,
       Somerset, N.J.                     52            0
19    Aurora Pharmacy, Milwaukee         138           11
20    Familymeds, Farmington,
       Conn.                              82 (5)       -9
21    Farmacias El Amal,
       San Juan, P.R.                     60            3
22    Thrifty-White Drug Stores,
       Minneapolis                        63            9
23    Hi-School Pharmacy,
       Vancouver, Wash.                   39            2
24    The Bartell Drug Co.,
       Seattle                            52            1
25    Navarro Discount
       Pharmacies, Miami                  18            2
26    May's Drug Stores,
       Tulsa, Okla.                       38            1
27    Fruth Pharmacy, Point
       Pleasant, W. Va.                   22            0
28    Medic Drug, Cleveland               23           -4
29    Big A Drug Stores,
       Southgate, Calif.                  21            0
30    Lewis Drug, Sioux
       Falls, S.D.                        25            2

      Total                           20,276         +172

(1) As of end of fiscal year Aug. 31, 2003

(2) As of 2004 fiscal year ended Feb. 28, 2004

(3) Albertsons totals represent results from 1,313
food-drug combo stores, 729 stand-alone drug stores,
355 Osco stores and 374 Sav-on.

(4) * Estimate for calendar and fiscal year ended Dec.
31, 2003, including results for 77 Drug Emporium and 12
Snyder s units closed or sold during the year.

(5) Includes 75 corporate and seven franchise stores

List reflects pharmacy chains with annual sales of at
least $100 million. All figures based on fiscal year 2003

Source: Drug Store News research