Priceline
API/Priceline pay shortfall review nears completion
Almost ten months since the investigation was announced A review of payroll practices at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) after “historical payment errors” were flagged is nearing completion, according to the …
Priceline names its best and brightest
Priceline Pharmacy Kippa-Ring has been crowned Priceline Pharmacy’s Store of the Year for 2022, out of more than 470 stores around Australia Priceline says the award recognises the Queensland store’s …
Wesfarmers to ‘rationalise underperforming’ own Priceline stores; briefing
Strategy to “reset Priceline..fundamentals” as Silk Laser deal fizzles and rumours swirl of Instant Scripts acquisition Wesfarmers Health has announced it will be “resetting” and “reinvigorating” its Priceline pharmacies, in …
Priceline’s media account up for grabs
After nine years with one agency, pharmacy’s pinkest multi-million dollar account has been put out to tender The valuable and highly-prized Priceline media account has been put out to tender …
‘It causes trauma for staff’
Australians are being told to complain to pharmacy workers if they see Guild campaign materials about double dispensing… an added stressor burnt-out pharmacists really don’t need, says one sector leader …
Priceline targeted over double dispensing
A campaign to boycott Priceline has begun on social media, with one of its stars urged to explain her stance on 60-day scripts The Pharmacy Guild’s campaign against double dispensing …
Priceline finally wins Pantone pink colour trademark battle
Year-old knockback from IP Australia reversed Priceline has finally managed to trademark its pink Pantone colour, just a year after IP Australia, the national body which administers intellectual property rights …
Wesfarmers Health nabs new digital head from dept store giant
Former Myer chief information officer says group is aiming to “dominate in the pharmacy sector” Wesfarmers has poached former Myer’s chief information officer (CIO) Troy Smith to take up the same …
Chemist Warehouse scale heights of online retail
Discounting giant now ranked amongst top three of Australia’s biggest online retailers Chemist Warehouse has hit the #3 slot in a high-profile Top 100 national online retail awards ranking, being …
Wesfarmers’ new health division delivers $2.78b revenue
But PBS changes, increased competition, inflation and reduced COVID-19 anti-viral demand have a negative future impact Wesfarmers’ health division, built on the back of last year’s acquisition of Australian Pharmaceutical …
API underpayment investigation a “priority”; Wesfarmers
But with no deadline in sight, PPA vows continued support for its membership The investigation into apparent historical underpayments at API and associated operations Priceline, Soul Pattinson Chemist and Clear …
MedAdvisor Australian revenue up 38%: earnings update
Meanwhile Wesfarmers MD nods to “pleasing” results from new health division created after recent API acquisition The purchase of the Pharmacy Guild’s GuildLink business has given an immediate increase to …