Shoppers Drug Mart » Health & Wellness

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada’s largest pharmacy chain with over 1,132 stores from coast to coast. It was founded by a Toronto pharmacist named Murray Koffler in 1962. Shoppers Drug Mart was once a small pharmacy in Toronto owned by the Koffler family and it was originally named Koffler’s Drugs. Koffler believed that it was possible to build a national organization of pharmacies without sacrificing the personalized service of the local community pharmacist. (www.shoppersdrugmart.ca) He ran with this idea and in soon owned 17 Shoppers Drug Mart stores later that same year. He renamed his company Shoppers Drug Mart that same year.

Shoppers Drug Mart has one vision and that is “to be the leader in helping Canadians discover a healthier outlook on life.” This mission statement is supported by a set of core values that drive them towards their vision.