Chemist Warehouse
CWH restructuring to full franchise model
Retailing under current regulations is like “fighting with one arm tied behind your back,” says Chemist Warehouse co-founder Jack Gance Speaking to the Weekend Australian’s Victorian Business Editor, Damon Kitney, …
The week in review
Politics have played a strong role in this week’s events in the pharmacy sector… In employment news, Professional Pharmacists Australia told us that wage theft was ‘rampant‘ and urged the …
CWH pilots AI solution
A New Zealand startup has announced a pilot with Chemist Warehouse aimed at helping the discount giant with its merchandising, buying and selling IT media outlets Which-50 and ItBrief are …
It’s official: CWH and EBOS sign
EBOS has announced to shareholders that it has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement to supply the Chemist Warehouse Group The agreement will see EBOS take over the exclusive wholesale distribution of …
Is CWH set to float?
Speculation is back that Chemist Warehouse could be headed for a float, potentially listing in 2019 for more than $8 billion In late 2017, finance pages were abuzz with speculation …
Cannabis training for CWH pharmacists
The Chemist Warehouse Group has aligned with Bod Australia to manage dispensing of cannabis in the chain’s 450 stores Bod is a provider of MediCabilis, a proprietary, pharmaceutical grade cannabis …
Report card: CWH training pay compliance
How well has Chemist Warehouse kept up its end of its compliance partnership with the Fair Work Ombudsman? The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has released its National Compliance Monitoring Report …
The week in review
A lot can happen in just one week in Australia’s pharmacy sector… This week, AHPRA released its annual report and we got a look at the notification figures: only 6% …
‘Ask me anything’
A community pharmacist has answered the public’s questions on a popular online forum, covering Chemist Warehouse, wages, homeopathy, codeine and more A pharmacist with five years’ experience under their belt …
CWH a ‘grim casino of self-improvement’
A Kiwi journalist has reviewed Chemist Warehouse, which is still a new entrant to the New Zealand market – and described it as “pure hell” But Alex Casey also writes …
CWH investigates augmented reality, Internet of Things
Chemist Warehouse is considering installing thousands of sensors in each store to find out what customers want Chemist Warehouse AMS solutions architect Antoine Sammut presented at this week’s vForum in …