Trends · data through September 2026

Pharmacies in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Iceflower tracks 537 stores from 55 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
55
Tracked stores
537
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 CVS Pharmacy - +2.3%
2 Walgreens - -6.9%
3 Rite Aid - -99.8%
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Walgreens
  • Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy
  • Johnson Compounding and Wellness
  • The Herbal Path
  • Village Fertility Pharmacy
  • Bird's Hill Pharmacy
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

537 tracked store locations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 487 of the 537 stores (91%); 50 of the 55 tracked chains have a single store here. 15% of the tracked health & beauty stores here are pharmacies, against 16% across Massachusetts.

  • CVS Pharmacy (310)
  • Walgreens (152)
  • Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy (1)
  • Johnson Compounding and Wellness (1)
  • The Herbal Path (3)
  • Village Fertility Pharmacy (1)
  • Bird's Hill Pharmacy (1)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 CVS Pharmacy 310
  • 2 Walgreens 152
  • 3 Rite Aid 20
  • 4 The Herbal Path 3
  • 5 Genoa Healthcare 2
  • 6 Union Pharmacy Newtonville 1
  • 7 Conlin's Pharmacy & Medical Equipment 1
  • 8 Dedham Pharmacy & Medical Supply 1
  • 9 Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy 1
  • 10 Norwood Pharmacy 1
  • 11 Hingham Centre Pharmacy 1
  • 12 Walpole Pharmacy 1
  • 13 Inman Pharmacy 1
  • 14 Bouvier Pharmacy 1
  • 15 Watch City Pharmacy 1
  • 16 Dorchester House 1
  • 17 Winchester Pharmacy 1
  • 18 Cure-Aid Pharmacy 1
  • 19 Alexander's Pharmacy 1
  • 20 Balbonis Drug Store 1
  • 21 Cambridge Health Alliance Specialty Pharmacy 1
  • 22 Pine Hill Pharmacy 1
  • 23 NeighborHealth 1
  • 24 Remedium Pharmacy 1
  • 25 Village Pharmacy 1
  • 26 Conley's Drug Store 1
  • 27 MetroWest Pharmacy 1
  • 28 Goldenseal Apothecary 1
  • 29 Rexall 1
  • 30 Olden's Pharmacy 1
  • 31 Johnson Compounding and Wellness 1
  • 32 Village Fertility Pharmacy 1
  • 33 Bird's Hill Pharmacy 1
  • 34 Rx Neighborhood Health Mart 1
  • 35 ACC Apothecary 1
  • 36 Brighton Pharmacy 1
  • 37 Acton Pharmacy 1
  • 38 Greater Lawrence Family Pharmacy 1
  • 39 Letourneau's Pharmacy 1
  • 40 Theater Pharmacy 1
  • 41 West Concord Pharmacy 1
  • 42 Ethos Veterinary Compounding 1
  • 43 Sudbury Pharmacy 1
  • 44 Gary Drug Co. 1
  • 45 Keyes Drug 1
  • 46 Pepperell Family Pharmacy 1
  • 47 Ayer Family Pharmacy 1
  • 48 Skendarian Apothecary 1
  • 49 Sullivan's Pharmacy & Medical Supply 1
  • 50 Blue Hills Dental Associates 1

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