The strong position of drugstores and the increase of supermarkets/hypermarkets’ activity in cosmetics and toiletries dominated the retail landscape in Austria for the last few years. Private label was pushed in these distribution channels as it offers added profits at low risk, mimicking the best selling brands. Drugstores are dominated by chains: Bipa, DM Drogeriemarkt [...]

Pharmacies, also known as Chemists or Drugstores, are part of the British culture, below is a small list of few of them that I visited during my stay in London. Alliance Boots plc (LSE: AB.) is a British based pharmaceuticals company, operating as a high street retailer, pharmacist and pharmaceuticals wholesaler. Alliance Boots is the [...]