Deep DiveUS Drugstore and Pharmacy Retailing: Themes, Concepts and Innovators—Rightsizing for Relevance; Smaller Footprints for a Bigger Impact Aditya Kaushik, Analyst Sector Lead: Anand Kumar, Associate Director of Retail Research December 8, 2025 Reasons to ReadUnderstand how drugstores and pharmacies are transforming retail through scale, innovation and value-driven strategies. Read this report to discover answers to these and other questions: How are drugstores and pharmacies driving structural shifts in US retail—and what non-specialist pharmacies rise mean for major drugstore chains? What demographic and technological forces are reshaping the future of drugstores and pharmacies and how will their business models evolve? Why Walgreens went private and Rite Aid closed down and what strategic pivots drugstores and pharmacies making to gain market share and customer loyalty? What challenges lie ahead for drugstores and pharmacies and how might big box players like Amazon and Walmart impact major drugstore chains path forward? Companies mentioned in this report include: Albertsons Companies, Amazon, CVS Health, Costco, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Fillogic, Kroger, Persado, Publix, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart. Data in this report include: Private-label volume share by channel, top private label retailers, retail media market size and growth projections. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Purchase this report. Buy Now This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Insights from China’s National Day Golden Week 2025: Resilience and Evolution in Consumer DemandEconomic Sentiment Turns Negative This Week: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 37, 2025—InfographicFinancial Sentiment Recovers; Tariff Pessimism Improves; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 25: Furniture Frenzy—At Home’s Bankruptcy, Ashley’s Store Renewal and Openings from IKEA, Wayfair and More
