China
Daigou downturn to continue
Multi-vit manufacturer doesn’t think China-focussed personal retail shopping volumes will increase soon, but CWH sales rise Swisse Vitamins decision locally to continue its shift towards prioritising supermarkets and online outlets …
Cutting back at Blackmores
Complementary giant set to cut Australian jobs as its focus shifts to Asian markets and new digital opportunities Complementary medicine giant Blackmores is to cut about 10 per cent of …
Sights set on international expansion
Chemist Warehouse is opening its first bricks-and-mortar store in China, to serve as a pilot for future stores Chemist Warehouse is reportedly opening its first physical store in China alongside …
Daigou association plans to address ethics
They’ve come under fire for stripping Chemist Warehouse shelves of baby formula… but the Daigou is here to stay The Daigou channel – people and businesses who purchase goods “on …
Report: 80% of Chinese clinical drug trial results “fabricated”
A government review of trials for new pharmaceutical drugs has revealed large-scale fraud in the industry According to Chinese publication Economic Information Daily, the country’s State Food and Drug Administration …
Reaching out to China
Guild signs top level MOU with Chinese pharmacy leaders The importance of the burgeoning Chinese market to the Australian complementary medicine and pharmaceutical markets has been ratified with the signing …
Guild-China Medical Pharmaceutical Material Association MoU to be signed
Guild national president George Tambassis has welcomed delegates to the Chinese complementary health product Expo, being held in Melbourne. He is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the …
Amcal launches in China
Sigma Pharmaceuticals has entered China’s e-commerce market with a plan to tap into an enormous source of new customers. The Chinese version of Amcal’s online store, launched on Monday 6 …
Shutting down the market
China cracks down on infant formula imports The extremely profitable boom in selling infant formula to China appears to be ending as the Chinese government cracks down on foreign foods. …