Drug Stores & Pharmacies Industry Overview

Companies that operate drug stores and pharmacies.

Summary

If it seems like there is a drugstore on every corner that’s because the big chains (most notably industry leaders Walgreen Co. and CVS Caremark ) are doing their best to see that there is.

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Chains Buying Independent Store "Files"

Chains eliminate independent drugstores mostly through acquisition by buying the existing independent stores, which often are in small, unfavorable locations, then closing the store and using the patient prescription files (and often hiring the pharmacist).

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• Alliance Boots plc
• The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc.
• Davila Pharmacy

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Hoover's has developed its own industry classifications to better serve its customers. These classifications are mapped to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and the older U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The Drug Stores & Pharmacies maps to a number of NAICS codes including:

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• AAPS Pharmaceutica
  
• Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
  
• American Pharmaceutical Association
  

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