Insight Report | March 17, 2025 Premium Sycamore Partners To Acquire Walgreens Boots Alliance—Exploring the Reasons for and Implications of the $23.7 Billion DealWalgreens Boots Alliance announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private-equity firm. Explore the reasons behind this decision and dive into our analysis of the implications of the proposed $23.7 billion deal. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 23, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Can Technology Adoption Decelerate the Store Closure Trend? Three Recommendations from Manik BhatiaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Manik Bhatia, Head of Custom Research, offers three recommendations for US retailers to effectively adopt technology solutions in order to drive brick-and-mortar retail success in the face of rising store closures. Read More
Analyst Corner | February 16, 2025 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Constrained Consumers Could Soon “Get to the Goods” Again—Evolving In-Store Loss Prevention, with John HarmonIn this week’s Analyst Corner, John Harmon, Managing Director of Technology Research, discusses the challenges that locking up goods as a loss-prevention measure presents for retailers and consumers, and a key technology solution that has finally arrived. Read More
Market Outlook | December 13, 2024 Premium US Drugstores—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Low-Single-Digit Sales Growth Amid a Focus on Cutting CostsDiscover directional market insights and themes to watch in US drugstore and pharmacy retailing in 2025. We touch on the aging US population, GLP-1 medications, retail media, private-label goods and more. Read More
Insight Report | November 21, 2024 Premium A Focus on Value and Inclusivity via Generic Medications: Global Learnings in HealthcareWe explore the approaches that different countries—including China and India—are taking to enhance their healthcare systems and navigate the dynamic global healthcare market. Read More
Deep Dive | October 31, 2024 Premium The Rise of GLP-1 Drugs: Unveiling New Horizons in the US Healthcare SpaceWe explore the implications of GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs on the US healthcare industry, as well as various retail sectors, examining their role in driving retail growth and redefining modern healthcare approaches. Read More
Deep Dive | October 24, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Store Associate EnablementStore associate enablement solutions help retailers to improve the efficiency of employees in a retail store, with benefits spanning customer service, employee satisfaction and the retailer’s competitive positioning. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand store associate enablement technology functionality and market trends, and to discover key solution providers in this field. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 20, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Has the Downfall of US Drugstores Begun?—with Madhav PitaliyaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses concerning developments from major drugstore and pharmacy retailers, and dives into the various issues that they are grappling with, including regulatory pressures, low reimbursement rates, and competition from the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Read More
Event Coverage | September 20, 2024 Premium Retail and Healthcare Innovation: Insights from NACDS Total Store Expo 2024The NACDS Total Store Expo 2024 brought together innovators and leaders from across the retail and healthcare sectors. Coresight Research hosted an Innovation Forum alongside our partners GoCharlie, Omnistream, Placer.ai and Treasure Data. Read our report to discover key highlights and strategic insights from the event, covering GenAI and more! Read More
Deep Dive | August 29, 2024 Premium Digital Services and Omnichannel Strategies: Global Learnings in Drugstore and Pharmacy RetailingThe digital revolution is significantly transforming the drugstore sector globally, but drugstores and pharmacy retailers continue to face challenges. Building on our Market Navigator on drugstore and pharmacy retailing, we explore the innovative strategies being adopted by leading sector retailers in the US, the UK, Europe, India and China to navigate the dynamic market landscape. Read More
Infographic | August 16, 2024 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This WeekDiscover key US-focused data points we are watching in week 33 of 2024, covering store closures in the apparel market, shopper penetration at drugstores and consumer perceptions of retail theft. Read More
Deep Dive | August 13, 2024 Premium Drugstore and Pharmacy Shopping in Focus—CVS and Walgreens Are the Top Choices: US Consumer Survey InsightsWhere and what are drugstore and pharmacy shoppers buying? We analyze new survey findings to assess US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment—this week, with an added focus on drugstore and pharmacy retail. Read More
Insight Report | July 22, 2024 Premium AI/XR, M.D.: Operational Technology—Healthcare’s Tech-Enabled Future, Part TwoBuilding on our Market Navigator, we highlight players from across the health-tech space, delving into the advanced technologies they offer. We also examine how healthcare companies are deploying these technologies internally to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Read More
Deep Dive | July 18, 2024 Premium AI/XR, M.D.: Consumer-Facing Technology—Healthcare’s Tech-Enabled Future, Part OneVarious technological advancements in recent years have led to significant improvements across the US healthcare space. We highlight players from across the health-tech space, delving into the advanced technologies they deploy and how these offerings are impacting the ways in which consumers receive healthcare in the US. Read More
Deep Dive | June 13, 2024 Premium US Drugstores and Pharmacies: Real Estate Insights—Closures Lead to 8 Million Square Feet of Shuttered Retail Space in 2024We explore the real estate impact of drugstores’ and pharmacies’ evolving business models. We also dive into ongoing store closures in the sector, store traffic at major drugstore chains, and how drugstores and pharmacies are combating retail theft. Read More
