Whites Pharmacy Inc

What Whites Pharmacy Inc does

Whites Pharmacy Inc operates White's Pharmacy, one of four storefronts under the Sitka Pharmacies umbrella based in Sitka, Alaska. The group also includes Harry Race Pharmacy (operating since 1985), Harry's Custom Services, and a Home Medical Equipment unit. Core offerings are retail prescription dispensing, over-the-counter products, vaccinations, hearing support services, photo ordering through Harry's Photo Department, and a soda fountain. The customer base is local Sitka and Port Alexander residents, with no enterprise or institutional accounts referenced in the available data.

The business runs a multi-store, multi-channel community pharmacy operation. Distribution is primarily through physical retail storefronts, augmented by a content/blog website (sitkapharmacies.com), a prescription refill workflow, and the Rx 365 mobile application for prescription management. Customer engagement is reinforced through the Living Local Rewards membership program, which is restricted to local Sitka and Port Alexander addresses and provides 5% off qualifying items, birthday gift cards, VIP events, a monthly newsletter, and exclusive deals. The company highlights 40+ years of combined pharmacist experience and was recognized as the 2014 Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year.

The revenue model is a traditional community pharmacy retail model: prescription and OTC product sales, service fees for vaccinations and hearing support, ancillary sales from photos, soda fountain, and DME, plus loyalty-driven repeat traffic. Pricing details, revenue figures, ownership structure, and management team information are not disclosed in the available data. The company is privately held, operates with a headcount of approximately 31 employees, and has no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership.

Name

Whites Pharmacy Inc

Legal name

Sitka Pharmacies

Website

https://whitesalaska.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

White's Pharmacy is a community retail pharmacy in Sitka, Alaska, part of the Sitka Pharmacies network of four storefronts. It serves local residents with prescriptions, OTC products, vaccinations, hearing support, photo services, and a Living Local Rewards loyalty program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Discount Drugstores with DME/Home Medical (Value Medical Supply) (CRAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Prescription medications
• Vaccinations and immunizations
• Home medical equipment
• Community pharmacy

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Whites Pharmacy Inc operates a community retail pharmacy in Sitka, Alaska, dispensing prescription medications and over-the-counter products under the Sitka Pharmacies umbrella. It also offers complementary services including vaccinations, hearing support, photo ordering through Harry's Photo Department, and home medical equipment sales, supported by the Rx 365 mobile app and the Living Local Rewards loyalty program.

Product overview

Whites Pharmacy Inc operates as part of the Sitka Pharmacies network, offering a unified retail pharmacy experience alongside related healthcare services. The core offering is White's Pharmacy, complemented by prescription refill capabilities, photo services, hearing support, vaccinations, and home medical equipment. The pharmacy also operates a loyalty program called Living Local Rewards and maintains a mobile application (Rx 365 App) for customer convenience. The company emphasizes personalized customer service with experienced pharmacists serving the Sitka community since 1985.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• White's Pharmacy Retail Service Core retail pharmacy storefront in Sitka, Alaska, dispensing prescription medications and over-the-counter products to local residents and visitors as part of the Sitka Pharmacies network.
• Prescription Refill Service Service allowing customers to refill prescriptions from home or on the go through the Sitka Pharmacies website, with pickup at the local pharmacy location.
• Photo Ordering Service
• Hearing Support Service
• Vaccinations Service
• Home Medical Equipment
• Living Local Rewards Membership
• Rx 365 Mobile App
• Harry's Custom Services (Soda Fountain)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Amazon Pharmacy: Mail-order pharmacy from Amazon delivering maintenance prescriptions nationally. Represents the structural threat of digital-first, low-friction prescription delivery that could erode the refill base of community independents.

Broad incumbents

• Good Neighbor Pharmacy (AmerisourceBergen network): National independent pharmacy network that Sitka Pharmacies is affiliated with via the Good Neighbor Pharmacy of the Year award. Provides group purchasing, branding, and operational support to independents — the most direct channel/structural peer for the business model even if not a single competing store.
• Walmart Pharmacy: Mass-merchant pharmacy with locations across Alaska offering low-cost prescription dispensing. Represents the broad-incumbent threat to community independents on price and convenience.
• CVS Pharmacy: Largest U.S. retail pharmacy chain with integrated PBM (Caremark) and clinical services. Sets the national competitive bar on clinical service depth, digital tools, and PBM-driven prescription margin dynamics affecting independents.
• Walgreens: National drugstore chain offering prescriptions, vaccinations, and front-store health products. While under financial pressure, it remains a benchmark competitor for community pharmacy traffic and pharmacy services revenue.
• Costco Pharmacy: Membership warehouse retailer with low-margin pharmacy operations widely used for maintenance prescriptions. Operates in Alaska and competes on price for cash-paying and insured customers.

Direct peers

• Thrifty White Pharmacy: Mid-size regional pharmacy chain headquartered in the upper Midwest operating under a similar community-independent model with prescription dispensing, vaccinations, and front-store retail. Comparable as a privately held, multi-location community pharmacy chain serving smaller markets with diversified services.
• Hometown Pharmacy (various independents / McKesson Health Mart network): Health Mart is a national independent pharmacy network (McKesson) similar in positioning to Good Neighbor Pharmacy. Comparable as a structural peer for independent community pharmacies seeking scale benefits without losing local ownership.

Regional players

• Carrs Pharmacy (Albertsons Companies): Grocery-anchored pharmacy chain operating inside Albertsons/Safeway stores in Alaska, including Sitka. Direct physical competitor in the same geography offering prescription services and front-store convenience.
• Bartell Drugs: Pacific Northwest regional drugstore chain offering prescriptions, vaccinations, and front-store retail. Comparable as a multi-location community-focused drugstore competing with nationals in its core geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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