Chain comparison
Founded year, headquarters, and current status for the 7 chains profiled on PharmHours, taken from each chain's own page on this site.
Each row repeats the profile facts that the chain's own page on PharmHours already shows. Founded and headquarters values come from the page's profile data; the status column comes from the same page's location-count or closure sentence, keeping the same qualifier word the page itself uses.
| Chain | Founded | Headquarters | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVS Pharmacy | 1963 | Woonsocket, Rhode Island | roughly 9,000 US locations |
| Walgreens | 1901 | Deerfield, Illinois | roughly 8,500 US locations |
| Rite Aid | 1962 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Closed all of its remaining US stores in October 2025 |
| Walmart Pharmacy | 1978 | Bentonville, Arkansas | roughly 4,600 US locations |
| Costco Pharmacy | 1983 | Issaquah, Washington | roughly 540 US locations |
| Kroger Pharmacy | 1883 | Cincinnati, Ohio | roughly 2,200 US locations |
| Publix Pharmacy | 1986 | Lakeland, Florida | roughly 1,300 US locations |