Trends · data through September 2026

Pharmacies in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Iceflower tracks 528 stores from 52 pharmacy chains in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. CVS Pharmacy grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Walgreens and Rite Aid.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
52
Tracked stores
528
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked pharmacy chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 C CVS Pharmacy logo CVS Pharmacy - +1.9%
2 W Walgreens logo Walgreens - -6.3%
3 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid - -99.8%
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Walgreens
  • Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy
  • Johnson Compounding and Wellness
  • The Herbal Path
  • Bird's Hill Pharmacy
  • ACC Apothecary
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

528 tracked store locations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • CVS Pharmacy (309)
  • Walgreens (147)
  • Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy (1)
  • Johnson Compounding and Wellness (1)
  • The Herbal Path (3)
  • Bird's Hill Pharmacy (1)
  • ACC Apothecary (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 C CVS Pharmacy logo CVS Pharmacy 309
  • 2 W Walgreens logo Walgreens 147
  • 3 R Rite Aid logo Rite Aid 20
  • 4 T The Herbal Path 3
  • 5 G Genoa Healthcare logo Genoa Healthcare 2
  • 6 T The Medicine Store 1
  • 7 C Conlin's Pharmacy & Medical Equipment 1
  • 8 U Union Pharmacy Newtonville 1
  • 9 N Norwood Pharmacy 1
  • 10 W Walpole Pharmacy 1
  • 11 D Dedham Pharmacy & Medical Supply 1
  • 12 H Hingham Centre Pharmacy 1
  • 13 B Bouvier Pharmacy 1
  • 14 I Inman Pharmacy 1
  • 15 A Alexander's Pharmacy 1
  • 16 D Dorchester House 1
  • 17 W Watch City Pharmacy 1
  • 18 C Cure-Aid Pharmacy 1
  • 19 M MetroWest Pharmacy 1
  • 20 B Balbonis Drug Store 1
  • 21 W Winchester Pharmacy 1
  • 22 P Pine Hill Pharmacy 1
  • 23 N NeighborHealth 1
  • 24 A Apotheco Pharmacy Newton 1
  • 25 V Village Pharmacy 1
  • 26 C Conley's Drug Store 1
  • 27 G Goldenseal Apothecary 1
  • 28 O Olden's Pharmacy 1
  • 29 B Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy 1
  • 30 J Johnson Compounding and Wellness 1
  • 31 B Bird's Hill Pharmacy 1
  • 32 A ACC Apothecary 1
  • 33 B Brighton Pharmacy 1
  • 34 V Village Fertility Pharmacy 1
  • 35 G Greater Lawrence Family Pharmacy 1
  • 36 A Acton Pharmacy 1
  • 37 T Theater Pharmacy 1
  • 38 L Letourneau's Pharmacy 1
  • 39 E Ethos Veterinary Compounding 1
  • 40 W West Concord Pharmacy 1
  • 41 G Gary Drug Co. 1
  • 42 S Sudbury Pharmacy 1
  • 43 S Skendarian Apothecary 1
  • 44 A Ayer Family Pharmacy 1
  • 45 K Keyes Drug 1
  • 46 P Pepperell Family Pharmacy 1
  • 47 S Sullivan's Pharmacy & Medical Supply 1
  • 48 U Union Pharmacy 1
  • 49 B Blue Hills Dental Associates 1
  • 50 A Allen's Pharmacy 1

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