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Rite Aid Sales

To empower pharmacy customers with accessible, personalized healthcare solutions by becoming the trusted neighborhood health destination transforming community care

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To empower pharmacy customers with accessible, personalized healthcare solutions by becoming the trusted neighborhood health destination transforming community care

Strengths

  • LOCATIONS: 2,500+ stores in high-value markets enabling community reach
  • PHARMACY: Strong prescription fulfillment expertise with loyal base
  • HEALTHSERVICES: Expanding clinical services beyond medications
  • TECHNOLOGY: Digital prescription management platform adoption rates
  • BRAND: Recognized neighborhood pharmacy presence for 60+ years

Weaknesses

  • DEBT: $3.2B debt burden limiting investment and strategic options
  • MARGINS: Lower profit margins vs competitors (1.8% vs 3.5% avg)
  • SCALE: Smaller footprint than CVS/Walgreens limiting negotiation
  • TALENT: Pharmacist recruitment challenges in competitive market
  • SYSTEMS: Legacy technology infrastructure increasing costs

Opportunities

  • TELEHEALTH: Expanding virtual care integration with in-store svcs
  • CHRONIC: Growing market for chronic condition management services
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Health system collaborations for care coordination
  • MEDICARE: Aging population increasing healthcare service needs
  • PERSONALIZATION: Data-driven health recommendations and alerts

Threats

  • AMAZON: E-commerce giants expanding into mail-order pharmacy
  • REIMBURSEMENT: Declining pharmacy benefit manager reimbursements
  • COMPETITION: CVS/Walgreens expansion of healthcare service models
  • CONSOLIDATION: Healthcare vertical integration squeezing margins
  • REGULATION: Changing healthcare policies impacting revenue streams

Key Priorities

  • SERVICES: Expand high-margin health services beyond prescriptions
  • DIGITAL: Accelerate omnichannel customer experience capabilities
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Develop strategic health system collaborations
  • DEBT: Implement targeted debt reduction and restructuring plan
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To empower pharmacy customers with accessible, personalized healthcare solutions by becoming the trusted neighborhood health destination transforming community care

HEALTH BEYOND RX

Become the neighborhood healthcare destination of choice

  • SERVICES: Launch clinical services in 500 additional stores with 22% adoption rate among eligible customers
  • REVENUE: Generate $125M in non-prescription healthcare service revenue, 15% increase year-over-year
  • TRAINING: Certify 1,200 pharmacists in expanded clinical service delivery with 95% completion rate
  • SATISFACTION: Achieve 82% patient satisfaction score for clinical services as measured by post-visit surveys
DIGITAL FIRST

Create seamless omnichannel health experiences

  • PLATFORM: Deploy AI health recommendation engine with 30% customer engagement in first 90 days
  • ADOPTION: Increase mobile app active users by 25% and digital refill rate to 45% of all prescriptions
  • INTEGRATION: Connect in-store and digital experiences with unified customer profiles for 65% of customers
  • ENGAGEMENT: Achieve 3.2 monthly digital touchpoints per customer across all channels, up from 1.8
STRATEGIC ALLIES

Forge powerful healthcare ecosystem partnerships

  • AGREEMENTS: Finalize three major health system partnerships covering 8.5M potential patients
  • REFERRALS: Generate 125,000 bidirectional patient referrals through partnership channels
  • PROGRAMS: Launch 4 co-developed chronic care management programs with health system partners
  • VALUE: Demonstrate 18% improved medication adherence rates for patients in partnership programs
FINANCIAL HEALTH

Strengthen core financial foundation for growth

  • DEBT: Reduce total debt by $350M through strategic refinancing and operational improvements
  • MARGINS: Improve overall gross margin by 85 basis points through product mix optimization
  • EFFICIENCY: Reduce inventory carrying costs by $48M through AI-powered demand forecasting
  • PRODUCTIVITY: Increase revenue per labor hour by 12% through workflow automation and optimization
METRICS
  • Same Store Sales Growth: +3.5%
  • Pharmacy Services Revenue: $875M
  • Digital Engagement Rate: 55%
VALUES
  • Customer obsession and health advocacy
  • Community care and accessibility
  • Innovation in healthcare delivery
  • Operational excellence
  • Integrity and trust
Align the learnings

Rite Aid Sales Retrospective

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To empower pharmacy customers with accessible, personalized healthcare solutions by becoming the trusted neighborhood health destination transforming community care

What Went Well

  • PHARMACY: Script count increased 2.3% in comparable stores vs prev yr
  • DIGITAL: Mobile app prescription refills grew 18% quarter-over-quarter
  • SERVICES: Immunizations revenue increased 12% from expanded offerings
  • LOYALTY: Membership program enrollment up 9% driving repeat purchases

Not So Well

  • REVENUE: Total revenue declined 2.1% year-over-year to $5.54 billion
  • RETAIL: Front-end comparable store sales decreased 3.8% vs prior year
  • MARGINS: Gross profit margins contracted 65 basis points to 20.2%
  • EXPENSES: SG&A costs as percentage of revenue increased 110 basis pts

Learnings

  • INTEGRATION: Customers respond best to connected health/pharmacy experi
  • VALUE: Price sensitivity increasing in non-prescription categories
  • DIGITAL: Omnichannel shoppers spend 2.4x more than store-only customer
  • LOCAL: Store performance varies significantly by neighborhood demograph

Action Items

  • EXPANSION: Accelerate rollout of clinical services to 500 more stores
  • EFFICIENCY: Implement AI-powered inventory management across network
  • OMNICHANNEL: Launch enhanced digital/physical shopping experience by Q4
  • PARTNERSHIPS: Finalize three new health system collaboration agreements
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To empower pharmacy customers with accessible, personalized healthcare solutions by becoming the trusted neighborhood health destination transforming community care

Strengths

  • DATA: Vast prescription and customer health data for AI analysis
  • PLATFORM: Digital pharmacy app foundation for AI integration
  • PERSONALIZATION: Early implementation of recommendation systems
  • OPERATIONS: AI-powered inventory management pilots showing ROI
  • ANALYTICS: Customer segmentation capabilities identifying needs

Weaknesses

  • INVESTMENT: Limited capital for advanced AI technology adoption
  • TALENT: Shortage of AI/ML specialists in the organization
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: Legacy systems hindering data integration
  • SILOS: Departmental data barriers limiting cross-functional AI
  • COMPLEXITY: Regulatory compliance complicating AI implementation

Opportunities

  • PREDICTION: AI for patient medication adherence improvements
  • AUTOMATION: Prescription workflow optimization saving costs
  • PERSONALIZATION: AI-driven health recommendation engines
  • FORECASTING: Demand prediction reducing inventory costs by 12%
  • CHATBOTS: AI assistants for routine customer service inquiries

Threats

  • COMPETITORS: Major pharmacy chains investing heavily in AI
  • PRIVACY: Data protection concerns limiting AI applications
  • TECH: Speed of AI advancement requiring constant investment
  • REGULATION: Evolving healthcare AI compliance requirements
  • EXPECTATIONS: Growing customer demand for AI-powered services

Key Priorities

  • PLATFORM: Develop integrated AI health recommendation engine
  • ADHERENCE: Launch AI-driven medication adherence program
  • OPERATIONS: Implement AI inventory and staffing optimization
  • TALENT: Build strategic AI expertise through hiring/training