Before considering Dis-Chem’s specifics, it’s important to understand more about the pharmacy industry in SA, and especially the strength of the independent operators.
Health-care data firm Medpages lists about 3,675 retail pharmacies in SA. About 1,400 of them are part of the Independent Community Pharmacy Association. We can safely assume that nearly 40% of retail pharmacies are owned by independents...
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