Supermarket action
November 12, 2010
QUEENSLAND pharmacist Dr
Kelly Lash of Cane Fire Pharmacy
in Wonga Beach is calling for the
industry to band together against
the creeping tide of supermarkets
into the areas of health and beauty.
“It is quite apparent Coles and
Woolies are targeting the cherished
ground of health and beauty....in
the recent months aggressively
advertising many common
pharmacy lines with prices we won’t
be able to compete with, buying
groups or not,” Lash told PD.
“I personally have felt the
wholesalers we all deal with are like
lame ducks in negotiating better
acquisition prices and passing that
onto pharmacies,” she added.
As a result of her concerns, Lash
is asking pharmacies nationwide to
“start a movement or a voice” to
push for more competitive pricing
from the wholesalers.
“If they think they are not big
enough to muscle the big players
they are wrong,” she said.
“We are the customer and not
the shareholders, but we have a
unique power by sheer number.”
she said.
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