Flash ReportWalgreens Boots Alliance Bags Over 60 Shopko Stores After Bankruptcy Court Approves Bids Coresight Research January 30, 2019 Executive SummaryWisconsin-based retailer Shopko recently announced it would exit the pharmacy business and sell off its assets as part of a financial restructuring. These are the highlights of the asset sale and the retailers acquiring the assets: Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), CVS Health (CVS) and Albertsons led a group of over 20 drugstore and retail chains that bid for the prescriptions and other pharmacy assets belonging to bankrupt retailer Shopko. WBA secured 63 pharmacies, the highest number among all the companies that bid, followed by CVS (which acquired 13) and Albertsons (which acquired seven). Shopko auctioned 120 pharmacy assets or stores in total. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Holiday Spirit, Bigger Budgets: US Consumers’ Plans for the Fourth of July, Labor Day and the Holiday Season, with Aditya KaushikRetail 2025: China Retail Predictions—Midyear Trends UpdateRetail Crime and Shrink: US Shoppers Concerned About Theft Pushing Up Prices; Shoplifting Surges to Record Levels in England2026 Sector Outlook: US Retail—Steady Retail Expansion in a More Stable Economic Environment
