Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., commonly known as Shoppers (named Pharmaprix in Quebec) is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario. It has more than 1,300 stores in ten provinces and two territories.
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail and pharmacy |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Murray Koffler |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Number of locations | 1,307 (Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix) 56 (Shoppers Home Health Care) |
Key people | Jeff Leger (President) |
| Products | Health and personal care products |
| Parent | Loblaw Companies |
| Subsidiaries | Murale |
| Website | www.shoppersdrugmart.ca |
The company was founded by pharmacist Murray Koffler in 1962; the Koffler family still retains ownership of the Super-Pharm pharmacy, which has locations in Israel, Poland, and formerly in China (as Ensure from 2005 to 2011). Super-Pharm's logo is similar to that of Shoppers Drug Mart, which was created by the artist Sylvain Liu. It also uses some of the same private-label brands, such as Life Brand and Quo.
In 2014, Brampton-based Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart for $12.4 billion in cash and stock. By early 2016, Shoppers had over 1,300 locations in Canada.