Shoppers

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada’s largest retail pharmacy chain, and it has its headquarters in North York, Toronto, Ontario. It has more than 1,241 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. It also uses some of the same private-label brands, such as Life Brand and Quo. On July 15, 2013, Loblaw Companies announced its acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart in a deal worth $12.4 billion.