EBOS
EBOS going to the dogs to avoid CWH doghouse?
Largest pharmaceutical wholesaler tipped to buy vet business to fill earnings hole left by CWH departure Multi-pronged pharmaceutical wholesaler and pharmacy owner EBOS has gone into an ASX trading halt …
Symbion prepped for life after Chemist Warehouse
Wholesaler outlines plan to replace lost earnings as Chemist Warehouse (CWH) deal comes to an end EBOS plans to leverage “new revenue opportunities in community pharmacy” and “a range of …
Large banner groups to benefit in 60-day environment; EBOS boss
And Symbion wholesaler arm unlikely to give community pharmacy any price respite 60-day dispensing will benefit large banner groups in the long-term as part of a “natural evolution”, EBOS chief …
EBOS’ post-Chemist Warehouse future not so bleak; brokers
Finance specialists see trans-Tasman healthcare giant’s business diversity as softening contract loss blow While the recent announcement that Sigma had won back the full Chemist Warehouse distribution sent the distributor’s …
Strike wins wholesaler workers 7% increase
EBOS-owned hospital supplier agrees to pay rise after concerted industrial action Around 100 workers employed by hospital supplies distributor Onelink will receive a 7% pay rise after taking industrial action …
Chemist Warehouse to take 10.7% of Sigma
And Sigma has scored CWH 5-year supply deal worth $3b in first year In the latest step in Chemist Warehouse’s growing direct and indirect influence over Sigma Healthcare, the pharmacy …
‘Pharmacy best days behind us’; report
Double dispensing will also hit wholesalers as poorest pharmacist customers pressure margins, says health analyst Double dispensing is the biggest financial hit to Australian pharmacy in 15 years and wholesalers …
TWC tops 540 stores as EBOS posts record result
Community pharmacy/TWC help drive EBOS growth, with strong balance sheet positioning it for “further growth opportunities” EBOS has posted another record half year result for the first half of the …
The week in review
Outrage from doctors escalated a notch this week, as another state decided to implement pharmacist scope of practice trials Making news this week was the announcement by NSW premier Dominic …
Local pharmacy market large enough ‘for several winners’
TWCM owner EBOS tells investors community pharmacy’s ”highly fragmented” landscape gives “opportunities for growth” The Australian pharmacy landscape remains highly fragmented, with opportunities for growth in a market which is …
EBOS praises TWC’s performance
Banner group cements “reputation as one of Australia’s leading community pharmacy networks,” CEO John Cullity tells AGM TerryWhite Chemmart (TWC) has cemented its reputation as one of Australia’s leading community …
Sigma’s retail pharmacy strategy fraught: analysts
Consolidation plan could end up benefitting competitors more than Sigma, says MST Marquee Sigma Healthcare’s plan to consolidate its retail pharmacy offering into just two brands could be a difficult …
