2000-06-21 · news coverage

Online drugstore PlanetRx.com warned of lower second-quarter revenue

Computerworld reported that PlanetRx warned second-quarter revenue would be lower than analysts expected and that revenue for the remainder of 2000 would also come in below prior expectations. The article also described a restructured Express Scripts agreement and recent layoffs.

Archive note

Summary only; original article remains with Computerworld. This page exists to preserve historical context and route legacy links to a relevant archive target.

Primary source: Computerworld

Key historical points

  • Revenue guidance was reduced during the 2000 dot-com retail downturn.
  • PlanetRx restructured its Express Scripts arrangement, ending annual payments while remaining a pharmacy of choice for plan members.
  • Analysts cited the challenge of online pharmacy models without strong physical-store partnerships.

Legacy URL recovery

These old PlanetRx URLs should route here or to closely related archive pages:

  • /information/presskit/20010109_1st_quarter.html