April 29, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, COVOD-19, London Drugs
Leading Headlines, Retail News
RICHMOND, B.C. – London Drugs is offering up shelf space in select stores to local small businesses who have had to close their doors due to COVID-19. Beginning March 28, small businesses in Western Canada are welcome to submit products for consideration. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports that only 21% of small businesses in
April 23, 2020 by Clint Mahlman
Clint Mahlman, COVID-19, London Drugs
April 13, 2020, April 27, 2020, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Opinion
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. London Drugs of Richmond, British Columbia, has been responding significantly to the COVID-19 crisis. In Canada, food and pharmacy retail is deemed an essential service, and the government requires the stores to stay open. That creates
April 13, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, COVID-19, London Drugs, United Way
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
RICHMOND, B.C.– London Drugs is expanding its community support program launched a few weeks ago, to continue to help more seniors and vulnerable individuals who are self isolating. Starting in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley with potential expansion to more areas, a new collaboration with United Way connects ready and willing volunteers with vulnerable
March 25, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, Girl Guide cookies, Girl Guides of Canada, London Drugs
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
RICHMOND, B.C. – Upon learning of the challenges Girl Guides of Canada now face with 800,000 boxes of cookies needing to be sold to support ongoing programs in B.C. amid COVID-19 concerns, London Drugs is extending a helping hand. As of Wednesday afternoon, residents in British Columbia’s lower mainland will begin to see Girl Guide
February 17, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
London Drugs, Vancouver
February 17, 2020, News
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Earlier this month, London Drugs hosted the grand opening of its new location at Vancouver House, marking the first retail store opening in the Beach District, the emerging waterfront neighborhood located at the base of the Granville Street Bridge. The 12,108-square-foot London Drugs store was designed to support the immediate needs of
February 4, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, London Drugs
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
VANCOUVER, B.C. – London Drugs will host the grand opening of its new location at Vancouver House at Pacific and Howe on Friday, February 7th, marking the first retail store opening in the ‘Beach District’; the emerging waterfront neighborhood located at the base of the Granville Street Bridge. The 12,108 square foot London Drugs was
January 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Capsule, Cardinal Health, Care Pharmacies, CVS Health, Discount Drug Mart, Fruth Pharmacy, Genoa Healthcare, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Health Mart, Lewis Drug, London Drugs, McKesson Canada, Medicine Shoppe International, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, PharmaChoice, Pharmasave Drugs National, Rite Aid, Senderra, Wakefern Food Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart U.S.
January 6, 2020
DIR fees are again top of mind for pharmacy operators beginning another year without relief from these “phantom” expenses. At the same time hope springs eternal for retailers looking to broaden affordable and accessible health care offerings when such services from more traditional providers can be out of financial reach for many people. Chains also
August 7, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, LDExpress, London Drugs
2017, Issue 08-07-2017, Issues, News
CALGARY, Alberta — London Drugs has opened its first “grab and go” urban store here under the LDExpress banner. Located in Calgary’s Venator Building with direct access to Scotia Centre, the 4,000-square-foot store is a condensed version of a typical London Drugs outlet. It has a full-service pharmacy, space for two customer service specialists and
July 12, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Bob Chant, British Columbia wildfires, Clint Mahlman, Loblaw, London Drugs, Shoppers Drug Mart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada — London Drugs and Loblaw Cos., including its Shoppers Drug Mart chain, are collecting donations and pitching in supplies to help residents affected by wildfires raging around south-central British Columbia. The province announced a state of emergency on Friday because of the wildfires, and as of Wednesday there were more than 180
July 5, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, Glenn Barrick, Grosvenor Americas, LDExpress, London Drugs, LondonDrugs.com, slideshow
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
CALGARY, Alberta — London Drugs has opened a small-box, convenience-focused format called LDExpress. Located on Stephen Avenue in Calgary’s Venator Building, LDExpress is described by London Drugs as a “grab-and-go,” “hypercondensed” version of the western Canada drug chain’s stores. Besides a pharmacy and traditional front-end sections, many London Drugs stores also house a large consumer
June 5, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Clint Mahlman, London Drugs, Mark Aginsky, Optical London Drugs, Vision Plus
2017, Issue 06-05-2017, Issues, News
WEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Optical London Drugs made its debut last month inside a remodeled London Drugs store here. The full-service optical clinic has licensed optometrists on the premises. Plans call for other Optical London Drugs sites to be announced in the coming weeks. “At London Drugs we are always looking for new and
June 5, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Jaiveer Singh, John Tse, Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award, London Drugs, Mint Pharmaceuticals, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Pharmacy Health and Beauty EXPO 2017
2017, Issue 06-05-2017, Issues, News
TORONTO — The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) honored industry veterans John Tse and Jaiveer Singh during its chairman’s dinner event at the Pharmacy, Health and Beauty Expo 2017. Tse, a longtime London Drugs executive who left the company this year, received the Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award. Singh, chief executive officer of
May 22, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
#Welcoming150, Clint Mahlman, Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia, London Drugs, Patricia Woroch
Leading Headlines, Retail News
RICHMOND, British Columbia — London Drugs has launched #Welcoming150, a program and donation drive to support 150 new Canadian families who left their country of origin, including because of unsafe conditions. The western Canada drug chain said customers can visit their local London Drugs to learn about the families adopted by that store and donate
May 18, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
John Tse, Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award, London Drugs, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, Pharmacy Health and Beauty EXPO 2017
Pharmacy, Retail News
TORONTO — Longtime London Drugs executive John Tse has been named the 2017 recipient of the Len Marks Pharmacy Advancement Award by the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies). A 25-year Canadian retail pharmacy veteran, Tse has spent 10 years at London Drugs, which has 78 stores in western Canada, serving most recently vice president