In Brief: NACDS
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
NACDS: Projects chain store OTC drug sales to reach $26 bil. in 1997, up 8% from $24 bil. last year. The projection is based on sales data collected from association members, encompassing a total of 27,585 pharmacies operated by 135 chain companies. Since 1987 NACDS' list of its 10 largest members has changed from two mass merchants and eight traditional chain drug stores to three supermarket combos, two mass merchants and five traditional chains, NACDS reports...