Chemist Warehouse

In the first in a series of inspirational videos published on Pharmacy Today’s website, accountant Hugh Lopdell looks at how pharmacies can tackle competition in the form of low-cost outlets

Pharmacies are struggling more than ever to collect the $5 copayment, with stiff competition from chains offering free prescriptions

With several new Chemist Warehouse stores opening in Auckland in coming weeks, their free prescription offers are being matched by more and more Green Cross Health pharmacies

Unichem Maxx, Green Cross Health’s supersize test pharmacy at 500 Ti Rakau Drive in Auckland closed recently, about a year after a Chemist Warehouse store opened next door.

When the first Chemist Warehouse opened in Auckland, the discount pharmacy giant was tipped to swiftly dominate the New Zealand pharmacy market, as it has done in Australia where it has more than 400 stores. A year and a half later, there are five stores in Auckland, with a least one more opening soon

Chemist Warehouse in Australia is in damage control over an ad for a discounted ‘Mummy makeover’ cosmetic surgery overseas trip, which appeared on the back of shoppers’ dockets.

Two Wellington pharmacists on a mission to level the playing field on free prescriptions are determined not to give up the fight, despite a knock-back from the Commerce Commission

Chemist Warehouse. The name alone can cause angst for pharmacy owners operating in areas too far away from the retail giant to feel a blow to their books.

Chemist Warehouse is rapidly expanding with five pharmacies open in the Auckland region alone, and plans to roll out around 70 throughout all New Zealand

Cut through the noise created by discount pharmacy giants and offer good care to customers was the advice inventor Sir Ray Avery gave to pharmacists at the Pharmacy Networking Brunch in Auckland yesterday