In a number of European countries, the local legal situation allows pharmacy chains to be formed. The PHOENIX group has a widespread presence in pharmaceutical retailing in these countries, making a further significant contribution – in addition to the wholesale business and supplier services – to secure, community-based provision of pharmaceuticals to the population. Besides our large retailing markets in the United Kingdom and Norway, this includes, in particular, the Eastern European countries and Baltic States. In detail our retailing portfolio contains the following markets and brand identities:
• Austria: AESCULAP Pharma Beteiligungs GmbH
• Czech Republic: Pharmaland Lékárna
• Estonia: Apteek1
• Hungary: Nova Pharmacy
• Italy: Firenze in Farmacia
• Latvia: Ģimenes aptieka
• Lithuania: Šeimos vaistinė
• Norway: Apotek1
• Poland: Apteka1
• Switzerland: Pharmacies Capitole
• The Netherlands: Escura Apotheek
• United Kingdom: rowlands pharmacy
Of course, we are also a valued, reliable partner to many owner-run pharmacies in these countries, offering comprehensive wholesale services.
The pharmacies of the PHOENIX group make an outstanding contribution to healthcare in Europe: almost 12,000 employees in the pharmacies handle more than 120 million customer contacts per year and supply the patients with more than 250 million packs of pharmaceuticals – as well as providing highly-qualified advice!
The expertise and responsibility for the local business and for particular needs of our customers lies with our local employees in the national companies. This allows us to respond to the individual circumstances of the different markets and the specific needs of our customers.