Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2025 sales increase and its operating loss drop as it continues its turnaround plan and prepares to be acquired. The retail pharmacy company said in a Tuesday (April 8) earnings release that during the quarter ended Feb....
GoodRx has launched an eCommerce experience for retail pharmacies in collaboration with grocery chain Hy-Vee. With this new tool, announced Thursday (April 3), GoodRx will check inventories when a consumer searches for medication, determining whether it’s available at the pharmacy and can be purchased online. The company will then...
CVS is reportedly opening 12 smaller-footprint locations focused more on healthcare than consumer products. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 9), the new stores will feature full-service pharmacies but limited retail. These stores, the report said, will be — on average —...
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said Thursday (March 6) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with private equity firm Sycamore Partners. WBA will continue to operate under Walgreens, Boots and its consumer brands; will keep its headquarters...
January 07, 2025
In the past decade, the U.S. has seen a dramatic decline in the number of drugstores, with nearly 30% of them disappearing from the retail landscape. This shrinking footprint reflects a combination of factors, including the rise of eCommerce, changing consumer habits, razor-thin profit margins and a more competitive environment dominated by big-box retailers and […]
October 15, 2024
Walgreens Boots Alliance is undertaking a transformation focused on its retail pharmacy business in response to persistent challenges in the consumer market and pharmacy sector. As part of this strategy,...
May 07, 2024
The robots are coming — to a pharmacy near you. As the world looks to streamline healthcare, the pharmacy automation market is poised to be just what the doctor ordered,...
July 30, 2020
Large pharmacy chains selling mixed merchandise are a mainstay of life throughout the developed world. Familiar planograms with the pharmacy in back, pulling shoppers through rows of candy and cosmetics...
May 12, 2025
Walgreens is reportedly increasing its use of robots to fill prescriptions for its retail locations. Company officials told CNBC in a report Sunday (May 11) that the pharmacy hopes to have its 11 micro-fulfillment centers serving more than 5,000 stores before the year’s end. That’s up from 4,300 in October 2023 and 4,800 in February. During that month, […]
April 08, 2025
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2025 sales increase and its operating loss drop as it continues its turnaround plan and prepares to be acquired. The retail pharmacy...
April 03, 2025
GoodRx has launched an eCommerce experience for retail pharmacies in collaboration with grocery chain Hy-Vee. With this new tool, announced Thursday (April 3), GoodRx will check inventories when a consumer searches for medication, determining...
March 09, 2025
CVS is reportedly opening 12 smaller-footprint locations focused more on healthcare than consumer products. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 9), the new stores will feature full-service...
