Business
Wholesaler margins suffering
Steps are needed to reverse the decline of wholesaler remuneration during the 7CPA and add vaccines and section 100s to CSO, says a NPSA director聽聽 Australia needs to foster a …
Proposed Sigma merger sees another Gance make the rich list
Chemist Warehouse鈥檚 Gance brothers scoot up The Australian鈥檚 2024 rich list The Australian鈥檚 John Shensholt has again researched and published the names of Australia鈥檚 richest 250 people 鈥� a list …
鈥楶harmacy shops are just dead鈥�
Jack Gance tells a retail conference that Chemist Warehouse is eyeing the US market as its traditional format loses appeal Chemist Warehouse co-founder and chairman Jack Gance has told the …
Hospital business delivers for Symbion
Wholesaler reports double-digit growth in hospital division鈥檚 revenue 聽 EBOS鈥檚 Symbion Hospitals division is reporting revenue growth of almost 15% for the first half of the 2023/24 financial year. 聽 …
Aurora Cannabis acquires MedReleaf
Global medicinal cannabis giant targets Australian market with MedReleaf takeover聽 Canada鈥檚 Aurora Cannabis is eyeing significant grow in Australia through its acquisition of MedReleaf Australia. 聽 In a statement to …
Move will address 鈥榣arge power imbalance鈥�: union
The new 鈥渞ight to disconnect鈥� legislation will protect pharmacists from work 鈥渃reep鈥� into the rest of their lives, says one pharmacy group Leon Yap, honorary chairperson for the Pharmacy Division, …
Sigma fills war chest ahead of CWH merger
Wholesaler completes $400 million capital raising exercise聽 Sigma Healthcare has announced the completion of the retail component of its non-renounceable entitlement offer to raise $400 million. 聽 In a statement …
Plenty of room for CWH growth: Verrocchi
Discount giant believes there is room for 400 more Chemist Warehouse stores in Australia聽 Chemist Warehouse (CWH) is far from finished its expansion in the domestic market, with co-founder Mario …
Guild unconvinced of Sigma alignment
Firm commitments to supporting the current pharmacy ownership rules and to ensuring equitable wholesale services will be required by Sigma, before it can claim to be aligned with the Pharmacy …
Amcal, DDS expansion not impacted by CWH merger
Sigma Healthcare to pursue expansion of its Amcal and Discount Drug Store (DDS) franchises regardless of the outcome of its proposed merger with Chemist Warehouse Group聽 Plans to expand Sigma …
Sigma, Guild 鈥榥ot unaligned in any way鈥�: Ramsunder
Wholesaler urges franchisees to give it 鈥渢he benefit of the doubt鈥� over Chemist Warehouse merger聽 Amcal and Discount Drug Store (DDS) franchisees are being urged to stick with Sigma Healthcare …
First Sigma, then the world 鈥� CWH plans for domination
Chemist Warehouse鈥檚 owners are focused on making the Australian discounter the world鈥檚 number-one pharmacy franchise as part of 100-year plan聽 Merging with pharmaceutical wholesaler, Sigma Healthcare, is part of Chemist …