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Merger of LloydsDirect into P2U a step closer as CMA order lifted

CMA lifts order that barred the two companies from taking steps towards integration

13 Feb 2024

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LloydsPharmacy’s final owners put Body Shop into administration

Administrators to be appointed for Body Shop less than three months after Lloyds exit

12 Feb 2024

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Insolvent Medipharmacy bought out of administration by rival chain Enimed

Enimed bought rival pharmacy chain Medipharmacy after it fell into administration owing creditors over £23 million.

09 Feb 2024

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Pharmacy2U goes back to making a loss after two-year blip

Pre-tax loss of £5.6m for the distance dispensing giant

08 Feb 2024

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Lalys Pharmacy buys freehold of pharmacy in Portsmouth

JCL UK Ltd, which runs pharmacies in Hampshire, Dorset and Surrey, completed a deal for City Pharmacy.

05 Feb 2024

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Midlands 7k items pharmacy changes hands after confidential sale

Pharmacy sold to contractor with another store ' a few doors up the road'

31 Jan 2024

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LloydsPharmacy liquidation: £8m left over to pay debts of £293m

Scores of creditors named in liquidation proceedings as the multiple winds down completely.

29 Jan 2024

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Rowlands MD: Chains with support centres ‘can’t make pharmacy profitable’

Exclusive: Rowlands restructures support centre amid business model concerns

17 Jan 2024

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Best job in the world: Nigel Swift, Rowlands MD

Nigel Swift loves his job – but worries that pharmacy is in a dark place

17 Jan 2024

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Superdrug reports 9.2 sales increase during strong Christmas period

Superdrug reports 20 per cent categpry growth across cosmetic products

15 Jan 2024

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‘Distressed sales’ of struggling pharmacies to continue in 2024

Business challenges will force more contractors to sell up, a predicts leading broker

11 Jan 2024

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Pharmacist sells pharmacy in Worcester after 30 years

D L Ogle Pharmacy in Worcester dispenses an average of 12,000 items a month according to Christie & Co who brokered the deal.

08 Jan 2024

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Pharmacist expands reach after buying pharmacy in Wigan

Stuart Ellis, who runs Millenium Pharmacy in St.Helens, completed the purchase of J England Pharmacy in Wigan.

03 Jan 2024

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Pharmacy looks ahead to 2024

Sasa Jankovic asks pharmacists how their 2023 went and what their hopes are for the coming year

23 Dec 2023

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Demand for GP appointments could rocket if pharmacy closures continue

Widespread pharmacy closures could increase demand for GP appointments by 69 million or more a year, suggest figures from a survey conducted by the National Pharmacy Association in October.

12 Dec 2023

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Pharmacies in Wales feel impact of 20mph speed limit

New urban speed limit causes delays to wholesaler deliveries and disrupts services to housebound clients.

05 Dec 2023

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