August 25, 2021 by ANB Canada
ANB Canada, McKesson Canada, Metro, Pharmasave, Rexall, Shoppers Drug Mart
August 23, 2021, SPONSORED
TORONTO — After more than a year of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Canada’s retail pharmacy industry has proven its ability to serve as a front line of defense in combating the disease. The industry has surmounted multiple challenges as it has striven to protect Canadians, but the struggle is probably not over: Canada’s chief public
August 10, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Tyler, Domenic Pilla, McKesson Canada, Rebecca McKillican
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
IRVING, Texas — McKesson Corp. announced on Monday the appointment of Rebecca McKillican as chief executive officer, McKesson Canada effective immediately. McKillican succeeds Domenic Pilla, who announced his plans to retire from the company in late 2019. As CEO, McKillican is responsible for leading McKesson’s portfolio of businesses in Canada including pharmaceutical distribution operations, McKesson
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
November 5, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
BlistAssist, McKesson Canada, RxSafe, William Holmes
Supplier News
SAN DIEGO — RxSafe has announced a partnership with McKesson Canada to bring blister card-filling automation to the U.S. retail pharmacy market. Designed by McKesson Canada, the BlistAssist system is an innovative software-driven solution that improves the manual preparation and verification of single- or multi-med blister cards. Under the agreement with McKesson Canada, RxSafe will
April 27, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
McKesson, McKesson Canada, Rexall
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News, Uncategorized
TORONTO — McKesson Canada’s Rexall chain is closing 40 outlets in Ontario and Western Canada, nearly one-tenth of its total store base, according to a memo sent to company employees. The closings come about a year and a half after San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. finalized the purchase of Rexall Health. They take place amid a challenging
September 25, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Alain Arel, McKesson Canada, Paula Keays, Philippe Duval, Proxim, Rick Brennan, Uniprix
2017, Issue 09-25-2017, Issues, News
SAINT-LAURENT, Quebec — Alain Arel has been named president of Uniprix and Proxim, both of which are owned by McKesson Canada. The acquisition of 330-store Uniprix by McKesson Canada was completed this month. Proxim, with over 2,000 pharmacies, including more than 275 in Quebec, represents the largest network of independent pharmacist-owners in Canada. Arel will
September 6, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alain Arel, McKesson, McKesson Canada, McKesson Canada's Retail Banner Group, Paula Keays, Proxim, Rick Brennan, Uniprix, Uniprix acquisition
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ST. LAURENT, Quebec — McKesson Corp., through its McKesson Canada subsidiary, has finalized its acquisition of Quebec drug chain Uniprix. Financial terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Also on Wednesday, McKesson Canada appointed Proxim president Alain Arel as president of Uniprix and Proxim, effective immediately. Philippe Duval, president and CEO of Uniprix, will continue in
August 19, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Beth Newlands Campbell, Domenic Pilla, McKesson Canada, Rexall
2017, Issue 08-21-2017, Issues, News
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — McKesson Canada chief executive officer Domenic Pilla recently announced that Beth Newlands Campbell has been appointed president of the Rexall drug chain. Her vast retail experience includes 27 years with Delhaize America and more recent work with Canadian food retailer Sobeys Inc. “The retail pharmacy industry faces many challenges. Competitive dynamics, regulatory
August 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Beth Newlands Campbell, Delhaize America, Food Lion, Hannaford Supermarkets, McKesson Canada, Rexall Drugstore, Sobeys
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Sobeys Inc. executive Beth Newlands Campbell is joining McKesson Canada as president of Rexall Drugstore. McKesson Canada said Friday that Newlands Campbell, most recently president of the Atlantic/Ontario business unit at Sobeys, is slated to start in her new post at Rexall on Aug. 8. As Rexall’s president, Newlands Campbell will lead
July 3, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
McKesson, McKesson Canada, Rexall Health, Rx Drug Mart, Uniprix
2017, Issue 07-03-2017, Issues, News
ST. LAURENT, Quebec — McKesson Corp. is selling 27 Rexall drug stores to Rx Drug Mart under a consent agreement with the Competition Bureau of Canada for its $2.2 billion (Canadian) acquisition of Rexall Health. The Competition Bureau said last month that it has approved Rx Drug Mart, a Toronto-based independent pharmacy network, as the
May 17, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
McKesson Canada, Philippe Duval, Uniprix Group, Uniprix shareholders
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
MONTREAL — Shareholders of Uniprix Group have given the green light for the Quebec drug chain to be acquired by McKesson Canada. Uniprix said late Tuesday that at a meeting in Drummondville, Quebec, 95% of Uniprix shareholders approved McKesson Canada’s bid to acquire all outstanding shares of Uniprix. McKesson Canada unveiled the deal to buy
April 22, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
McKesson Canada, Paula Keays, Philippe Duval, Rexall, Uniprix
2017, Issue 04-24-2017, Issues, News
ST. LAURENT, Quebec — McKesson Canada has agreed to purchase 380-store suburban Montreal-based Uniprix. Terms of the deal, which will lift McKesson Canada’s store count over the 2,500 mark, were not disclosed. The acquisition is a natural step for two companies with deep roots in Quebec that have a long history of working together to
April 12, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Domenic Pilla, McKesson Canada, Paula Keays, Philippe Duval, Uniprix
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ST. LAURENT, Quebec — McKesson Canada has reached an agreement to buy Quebec drug chain Uniprix. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. The companies said Wednesday that, under the agreement, McKesson Canada would acquire all outstanding shares of Uniprix, pending approval by shareholders and the Competition Bureau of Canada, as well as other closing conditions.
April 3, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
I.D.A./Guardian, Mark Dickson, McKesson Canada, Peoples Drug Mart, Peoples Pharmacy, PharmaChoice, Pharmasave, Remedy'sRx
2017, Issue 04-03-2017, Issues, News
BURNABY, British Columbia — Peoples Drug Mart has ceased operations as a pharmacy group. The network’s independently owned 45 drug stores will operate under new banners, said Mark Dickson, who was Peoples’ interim chief executive officer. Dickson blamed the group’s demise after 41 years on the continued squeeze on pharmacy margins across Canada. Coping with