craig's drug store

Name

craig's drug store

Legal name

Craig's Drug Store, Inc.

Website

https://craigsdrugstore.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

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

Value Pharmacies & Deep-Discount Pharmacy Retail (CRAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Discount Drugstores with DME/Home Medical (Value Medical Supply) (CRAEAHAG), Small-Format Urban/Neighborhood Drugstores (CRAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Prescription medications
• Durable medical equipment
• Medication therapy management
• Home medical supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Prescription Pharmacy Services: Filling prescriptions, medication therapy management, prescription organization, on-site immunizations, pill box setup, medication compounding and flavorings.
2. Over-the-Counter Products: Sale of OTC medications, vitamins, nutritional supplements, wound care supplies, personal care items, baby products, eye/mouth/foot care products.
3. Durable Medical Equipment (DME): Sale and rental of home medical equipment including respiratory products, mobility products, CPAP machines, hospital beds, wheelchairs, diabetic supplies, braces, and accessibility products.
4. Gift Shop: Sale of gifts, cards, Spartina purses, jewelry, locally inspired items, clothing, and seasonal merchandise.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Craig's Drug Store is a community retail pharmacy that fills prescriptions, provides medication therapy management, on-site immunizations, and medication compounding, and supplies home durable medical equipment including respiratory products, mobility aids, CPAP machines, and diabetic supplies. The store also operates a gift shop offering Spartina purses, jewelry, locally inspired items, and seasonal merchandise.

Product overview

Craig's Drug Store is an independently-owned neighborhood pharmacy offering a unified set of services under three main offerings: Pharmacy (prescription filling, immunizations, medication compounding), Durable Medical Equipment (home medical equipment and supplies), and Gifts (retail gift shop). The business has been serving Dorchester County and Maryland's Eastern Shore since 1867 as an independently-owned Health Mart and EPIC pharmacy. The prescription refill functionality is provided through an external RxLocal patient portal integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pharmacy Traditional prescription filling service for local residents in Dorchester County and Maryland's Eastern Shore, including prescription organization and maintenance, on-site immunizations, pill box setup, medication compounding and flavorings, and medication therapy management.
• Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Home medical equipment sales and rentals including respiratory products, mobility products (beds, wheelchairs, lifts), daily living aids, diabetic supplies, sleep apnea and CPAP supplies, accessibility products, specialty wound care, nebulizers, compression stockings, portable oxygen concentrators, braces, diabetic shoes, and portable commodes and bathroom aids. Provided by a CHAP-accredited DMEPOS supplier with free local delivery.
• Gift Shop Retail gift department offering a selection of gifts for men, women, children, and babies, including Spartina Purses, Totes, Jewelry, locally inspired books, art, cards, shirts, sweatshirts, hats, Scout Bags, and seasonal gifts.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Health MartcoreOthersIndependently-owned Health Mart pharmacy affiliation providing access to pharmacy network resources, brand recognition, and purchasing power while maintaining local ownership and community focus.
• EPIC PharmacycoreOthersEPIC pharmacy network affiliation offering additional purchasing power, clinical resources, and operational support for independent pharmacy operations.
• RxLocalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPatient portal platform for prescription refills and online prescription management. Enables customers to request refills and access their prescription information digitally.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Health Mart: McKesson-owned independent pharmacy network of which Craig's is a member. Direct peer because it aggregates independent community pharmacies with the same network purchasing, brand, and clinical service model that Craig's operates under.
• Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC): Cooperative of independent pharmacies providing group purchasing and back-office support. Directly comparable to Craig's EPIC and Health Mart affiliations and the small-format community pharmacy operating model.
• EPIC Pharmacies: Independent pharmacy cooperative and PSAO that Craig's is affiliated with. Direct peer because EPIC members share the same independent community pharmacy model, group purchasing, and clinical services strategy that defines Craig's business.
• Good Neighbor Pharmacy: Cencora/AmerisourceBergen-affiliated network of independent community pharmacies. Comparable because Good Neighbor members are independently owned stores combining prescription dispensing with front-end retail, exactly the model Craig's runs.

Emerging players

• Amazon Pharmacy: Digital-first mail-order pharmacy from Amazon offering home delivery of prescriptions. Emerging player competing for the same prescription customers as Craig's, especially on convenience and price perception.

Broad incumbents

• AdaptHealth: Large national provider of home medical equipment including CPAP, oxygen, mobility, and diabetes supplies. Broad incumbent overlapping with Craig's DME line but operating at enterprise scale.
• Rite Aid: U.S. drugstore chain with prescription and retail health offerings. Broad incumbent in the same pharmacy retail category as Craig's, though with national footprint and a different operating model.
• Walgreens: National drugstore chain offering prescription dispensing, retail health, and front-of-store merchandise. Broad incumbent competing with Craig's for prescription share in the broader Maryland market.
• CVS Pharmacy: Largest U.S. drugstore chain and pharmacy benefit manager. Broad incumbent overlapping with Craig's prescription, OTC, and basic DME categories but operating at vastly larger scale and not focused on community pharmacy or specialty DME.

Regional players

• Hartig Drug: Family-owned independent pharmacy chain in the upper Midwest combining prescriptions, DME, and gift/front-of-store retail. Regionally comparable to Craig's as an independent community pharmacy with a similar multi-line retail mix.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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