Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario. It has more than 1,253 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec.
Founded by Murray Koffler, the Koffler family still retains ownership of the Super-Pharm pharmacy which is in Israel, Poland, and China.
Super-Pharm uses the same logo as Shoppers Drug Mart, created by the
artist Sylvain Liu. It also uses some of the same private-label brands,
such as Life Brand and Quo. In 2013, Brampton-based Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation for $12.4 billion in cash and stock.
In addition to its retail formats, the company owns and operates several
specialty services. This includes 56 Shoppers Home Health Care stores,
which sell and service assisted-living devices, home-care products, and
mobility and medical equipment; Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health
Network, a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and
comprehensive patient support services, and; MediSystem Technologies
Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and clinical services to
long-term care facilities and retirement communities.
A new store concept, Wellwise, launched in fall 2017 as a single
Toronto location which sells healthy living products for seniors. In February 2018, wellwise.ca launched, making it Shopper's Drug Mart second e-commerce site, in addition to beautyboutique.ca. Many locations offer prescription delivery free of charge, employing a fleet of corporate owned vehicles.
Shoppers Drug Mart is an independent operating division of Loblaw Companies Limited.
