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: Shoptalk Spring 2026: Day 3— Retail AI and the Omnichannel Experience; Premium Brand Building; The Creator Economy Reshapes Commerce; Shoptalk Spring 2026 Key TakeawaysWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2026, Week 9: Marks & Spencer Leads Store OpeningsHigh-Income Consumers Drive Uptick in Financial Optimism: Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Week 22, 2025—InfographicTarget Financial Community Meeting 2026: Rebuilding Momentum Through Store Reinvention, Merchandising Authority, Loyalty and Technology
