business
Business plan contest goes live
The 14th National Student Business Plan Competition is now underway The competition is set to test the flair and entrepreneurship of students preparing for a career in community pharmacy, says …
The top ten: the business lowdown
What kind of business and finance information were pharmacists looking for this year? Here’s our top 10 business columns for 2020 The importance of being flexible, adjusting for new conditions …
Up to $6 billion CWH float rumoured
The latest speculation about a possible Chemist Warehouse float has the discount giant asking investment banks to pitch for a float – in the first quarter of 2021 For some …
Amplified change: how to avoid disaster
What steps can pharmacy owners take to help prevent their business from succumbing to the external forces that threaten disaster? Bruce Annabel & Mal Scrymgeour investigate We recently watched a …
Could CWH float next year… with a market value of $5bn?
Chemist Warehouse may not have abandoned plans for an initial public offering in 2021, hints mainstream media The Australian is again speculating on the future of Chemist Warehouse, with Dataroom …
Pricelines to close due to COVID-19 downturn
API has announced plans to “rationalise” the Priceline network with the closure of 14 stores In a statement foreshadowing its financial results for the year ended 31 August 2020, the …
A new platform arises
Advantage Group and Instigo have entered into a merger agreement to create a new entity, Pharmacy Platform The merger brings together more than 350 pharmacy members across Australia and an …
Anarchy in the UK
No future for many English independent pharmacies as a new report predicts an average annual $78,000 loss per store A new report by EY – formerly Ernst and Young – …
Support for TWC
TerryWhite Chemmart has launched a Dispensary Excellence Program to its network, which it says is a key program that will further support TWC pharmacies in the year ahead The program …
Growth ahead for CDC
Chemist Discount Centre has this week introduced a new long-term pricing strategy across the national brand The first phase roll-out covers 5% of its planogram items and is estimated to …
Pharmacy rejection quashed
The Federal Court of Australia has ordered the Australian Community Pharmacy Authority to reconsider a pharmacy’s application for approval A company has successfully contended a 26 June decision made by …
Some community pharmacies reporting 90% downturn
There is an assumption that “pharmacies must be doing alright – you can still open”, but the Guild says some are barely hanging on Research companies tracking movement in the …