DRUG STORE PERFORMANCE 2009
Sales and earnings
Chain drug store volume: |
$238.31 billion |
Change vs. 2009 |
+5.4% |
Same-store sales increase: |
+2.6% |
Chain drug share of total sales: |
75.1% |
Average volume per chain drug store: |
$7.7 million |
Average chain drug sales per sq. ft.: |
$801 |
Chain drug net earnings: |
$3.34 billion |
Chain net-to-sales ratio: |
1.4% |
Independent drug store volume: |
$79.0 billion |
Change vs. 2009: |
+4.8% |
Stores
Number of chain drug stores: |
24,581 |
Net change in number for chain drug stores vs. 2009 |
+21 (+0.009%) |
Chain drug share of total drug stores: |
55.5% |
Average chain drug store size (selling): |
11,125 sq. ft. |
Total number of square feet (selling): |
273.5 million |
Number of independent drug stores: |
19,709 |
Net change in number of independent drug stores vs. 2009 |
-143 (-0.7%) |
Source: Racher Press research.