Since the end of 2017, several leading international retailers have conducted acquisitions and initiated investments in attempts to tap into the growing healthcare industry. The healthcare industry generally comprises of medical, pharmaceutical, and insurance components. This report provides an overview of acquisitions and investment plans of four retail giants: CVS Health, Walgreens, Amazon, and Alibaba in the healthcare space, outlines their existing healthcare landscape and advantages, and analyzes their strategies to drive their business in this arena.
List of Topics
- Development of retail brands in the healthcare sector, touching on their main service types and the comparison between traditional companies and startups in this arena
- Retail brands' existing healthcare landscape and includes their M&A activities in recent years
- Deployment strategies of leading retail brands such as CVS, Walgreen, Amazon, and Alibaba
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Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Aetna
- Alibaba
- AliHealth
- Amazon
- Berkshire Hathaway
- China Taiping Insurance
- CVS Health
- JP Morgan
- Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute
- PillPack
- Shuyu Pingmin Drug Store
- Walgreens
- Wall Street Journal
- Winning Health Technolog
Methodology
Primary research with a holistic, cross-domain approach
The exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that the analyst delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers, covering a holistic industry value chain. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity and provide in-depth insight.
Complementing primary research is a running database and secondary research of industry and market information. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT industry also allows the analyst to forecast future development trends and generate foresight perspectives. With more than 20 years of experience and endeavors in research, the methods and methodologies include:
Method
- Component supplier interviews
- System supplier interviews
- User interviews
- Channel interviews
- IPO interviews
- Focus groups
- Consumer surveys
- Production databases
- Financial data
- Custom databases
Methodology
- Technology forecasting and assessment
- Product assessment and selection
- Product life cycles
- Added value analysis
- Market trends
- Scenario analysis
- Competitor analysis
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