DDS aims for 200 outlets
April 30, 2013
DISCOUNT Drug Stores says
it hopes to replicate its strong
Queensland presence in both NSW
and Victoria, after growing by 10%
to 110 pharmacies over just the last
six months.
GM Douglas Kuskopf-Dallas said
that this year would be vital to the
group’s expansion plans, as it heads
for a target of 200 stores nationally
over the next five years.
He said the ten new members are
spread over Qld, NSW, Vic and WA.
“Discount Drug Stores began in
Queensland and so that is naturally
where we have the strongest store
numbers,” Kuskopf-Dallas said.
“One of our key goals moving
forward is to replicate our strong
growth in Victoria and NSW...it will
ensure we have a much stronger
presence across Australia”.
Key to the growth has been the
development of systems which
enable pharmacists to do what
they do best, which is ensuring
customers have access to the best
quality healthcare advice and
products, he said.
DDS provides the back end which
manages the sales and retail side
of the business, with upcoming
innovations including a number of
new professional health services
and product lines.
Last year DDS launched an
innovative e-commerce platform
which allows clients to shop online
but still from their local Discount
Drug Store.
The group has also launched
a private label range of OTC
medicines which Kuskopf-Dallas
said had proved “particularly
lucrative for franchisees”.
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