TerryWhite Chemmart explained

Industry:Retail
Products:Pharmacy, health and beauty
Num Employees:5000+
Parent:EBOS Group
Foundation:1959
Location City:Queensland, Australia
Num Locations:550+
Num Locations Year:2023

TerryWhite Chemmart is an Australian pharmacy chain owned by the EBOS Group. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Australia, with over 550 stores, .[1] [2] The brand is the result of the 2016 merger of two pharmacy chains – Terry White Chemists and Chemmart.

History

Terry and Rhonda White opened their first pharmacy in Woody Point, Queensland, in 1959. Their network of owned pharmacies grew steadily over the years. In 1994, they established a pharmacy franchise in Australia.

The Terry White Chemists franchise network continued to grow over the next 11 years. This took the total number of franchised pharmacies within the Terry White Group to 225.

In August 2016, the Terry White Group announced a merger with the EBOS-owned Chemmart, which created a pharmacy chain with over 500 stores nationally and an annual turnover of A$2 billion.[3] EBOS Group took a 50 per cent stake in Terry White Group as part of the merger.[4] All stores have since been rebranded under the new combined chain with a new name, logo and branding. Since the merger, TerryWhite Chemmart is now the largest pharmacy group in Australia.[5] [6]

In December 2016, Terry White Chemists came under fire, after a single franchisee (who is at liberty "stock and sell products at their discretion")[7] displayed golliwogs underneath a sign reading "Experience a White Christmas".[8] [9] Terry White Chemists subsequently banned the sale of such dolls from sale from any franchise nationwide, and the franchisee "unreservedly apologised" for the "regrettable error".[10]

In 2018, EBOS acquired the remaining 50 per cent of shares in Terry White Group it did not own, making Terry White fully owned by EBOS.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 February 2017 . TerryWhite Chemmart to become Australia's largest retail pharmacy network . 11 October 2023 . Inside FMCG . 8 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210508170137/https://insidefmcg.com.au/2017/02/20/terrywhite-chemmart-to-become-australias-largest-retail-pharmacy-network/ . live .
  2. Web site: Annual Report 2023 . 11 October 2023 . EBOS Group . 29 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230829141044/https://investor.ebosgroup.com/static-files/0e5c9a7f-46fa-4ba0-9e26-4eec40ecd87f . live .
  3. News: 2016-08-04 . Terry White to merge with Chemmart . en-US . Inside Retail . 2018-01-31 . 31 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201312/https://www.insideretail.com.au/blog/2016/08/04/terry-white-to-merge-with-chemmart/ . live .
  4. News: Bennett . Stephanie . 19 October 2018 . Terry White Group set to be bought out by NZ healthcare group . Courier Mail . 24 September 2018.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-20. TerryWhite Chemmart to become Australia's largest retail pharmacy network. 2020-08-18. Inside FMCG. en-US. 8 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210508170137/https://insidefmcg.com.au/2017/02/20/terrywhite-chemmart-to-become-australias-largest-retail-pharmacy-network/. live.
  6. Web site: 2017-02-20. All TerryWhite Chemmart stores to rebrand by 2017's end. 2020-08-18. AJP. en-AU. 28 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231128072934/https://ajp.com.au/news/terrywhite-chemmart-stores-rebrand-2017s-end/. live.
  7. Web site: Paola . Sheshtyn . 1 December 2016 . Terry White Chemist under fire for Golliwog display . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181311/https://ajp.com.au/news/terrywhite-chemmart-fire-golliwog-display/ . 11 October 2017 . 11 October 2017 . AJP.
  8. Web site: 1 December 2016 . White Christmas 'golliwog' display labelled racist . 9 December 2016 . The Toowoomba Chronicle.
  9. Web site: 1 December 2016 . Queensland chemist under fire for 'racist' golliwog display . 5 December 2016 . . 5 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161205120214/http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/12/01/10/46/queensland-chemist-under-fire-for-racist-golliwog-display#8foh1OcE9i3psyuA.99 . live .
  10. Web site: Soldani . Bianca . 1 December 2016 . Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161203163010/http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2016/12/01/offensive-white-christmas-display-sparks-calls-golliwog-boycott-australia . 3 December 2016 . 5 December 2016 . SBS Australia.
  11. Web site: Abaño . Joyce . 2018-10-19 . Terry White Group agrees to Ebos takeover offer . 2023-09-24 . Inside Retail Australia . en-US . 28 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128085928/https://insideretail.com.au/news/terry-white-group-agrees-to-ebos-takeover-offer-201810 . live .

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