Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.drugstore.com
Employees: 945
Employee growth: 10.5%

drugstore.com hopes it has the right Rx for e-commerce success. The e-tailer sells some 60,000 name-brand and private-label health and beauty items, personal care products, household goods, and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs through its website and by telephone. A partnership with GNC Corporation allows drugstore.com to offer the retailer's vitamins and wellness products online. It also sells high-end cosmetics and skin care items through its Beauty.com unit. The company markets contact lenses through its Vision Direct subsidiary and customized nutritional supplement programs through its Custom Nutrition Services subsidiary. In 2011 behemoth retailer Walgreen bought drugstore.com in a deal valued at $410 million.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending August, 2010:
Sales: $456.5M
One year growth: 10.6%
Net income: ($3.5)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Dawn G. Lepore
VP and CFO: Tracy Wright
VP and CIO: Luke T. Friang

Competitors:
CVS Caremark
Express Scripts
Wal-Mart

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