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Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest retail pharmacy chain, and has its headquarters in North York, Toronto, Ontario.〔"(Contact Us )." Shoppers Drug Mart. Retrieved on December 7, 2012. "Head Office Location: 243 Consumers Rd Toronto, ON M2J 4W8"〕 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 Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation for $12.4 billion in cash and stock. ==Overview== Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is the licensor of full-service retail drug and convenience stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in English speaking Canada and Pharmaprix in Quebec. Founded in 1962 by Toronto pharmacist Murray Koffler, the company has expanded to a network of more than 1,253 Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix stores across Canada. These stores are owned and operated by Associate-Owners, all of whom are licensed pharmacists. The company also licenses or owns more than 56 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the names Shoppers Simply Pharmacy (Pharmaprix Simplement Sants in Quebec), as well as six luxury beauty destinations operating as Murale. In addition to its retail formats, the company owns and operates several specialty services. This includes 62 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.〔http://corporate.shoppersdrugmart.ca/en-ca/about-us/our-company〕 Shoppers Drug Mart is a unique and independent operating division of Loblaw Companies Limited. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shoppers Drug Mart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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