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Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Quietly Consolidating Specialty Drug Distribution
1 week ago
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Are Quietly Consolidating Specialty Drug Distribution
PBMs are consolidating specialty drug distribution through owned pharmacies, raising conflict-of-interest concerns for patients, employers, and regulators.
Dollar Stores Are Quietly Retreating From Urban Markets
2 weeks ago
Dollar Stores Are Quietly Retreating From Urban Markets
Dollar General and Dollar Tree are quietly closing urban stores, retreating from markets they once aggressively expanded into. Here's why…
Retail Landlords Are Filling Vacant Anchors With Pickleball Courts
2 weeks ago
Retail Landlords Are Filling Vacant Anchors With Pickleball Courts
Retail landlords are converting vacant anchor spaces into pickleball facilities. Here's why the sport's court dimensions, demographics, and foot traffic…
Corporate Bond Markets Are Quietly Crowding Out Small Business Lending
2 weeks ago
Corporate Bond Markets Are Quietly Crowding Out Small Business Lending
Corporate bond markets are pulling large borrowers away from banks, and the side effect is a quiet contraction in small…
Discount Brokerages Are Quietly Eating Into Full-Service Wealth Management
2 weeks ago
Discount Brokerages Are Quietly Eating Into Full-Service Wealth Management
Discount brokerages have quietly built out sophisticated wealth management tools that are pulling middle-market clients away from full-service firms. Here…
Wholesale Club Chains Are Absorbing Shuttered Department Store Locations
2 weeks ago
Wholesale Club Chains Are Absorbing Shuttered Department Store Locations
Wholesale clubs are converting shuttered department store locations at an accelerating pace, exploiting a near-perfect physical and economic fit that…
Retail Pharmacy Closures Are Leaving Rural Counties Without Prescription Access
2 weeks ago
Retail Pharmacy Closures Are Leaving Rural Counties Without Prescription Access
Major pharmacy chain closures are creating prescription access gaps in rural counties, where no competitors exist to fill the void…
Municipal Pension Funds Are Quietly Backing Private Infrastructure Deals
2 weeks ago
Municipal Pension Funds Are Quietly Backing Private Infrastructure Deals
Municipal pension funds are directing growing capital toward private infrastructure deals, raising governance, fee, and transparency questions for public retirees.
Private Equity Buyouts Are Flooding the Urgent Care Clinic Market
2 weeks ago
Private Equity Buyouts Are Flooding the Urgent Care Clinic Market
Private equity firms are buying up urgent care clinics at scale, reshaping how walk-in medical care is owned, staffed, and…
Private Credit Lenders Are Quietly Displacing Regional Banks on Main Street
3 weeks ago
Private Credit Lenders Are Quietly Displacing Regional Banks on Main Street
Private credit firms are filling the commercial lending gap left by retreating regional banks - faster and more flexible, but…