TerryWhite Chemmart is an Australian pharmacy chain owned by the EBOS Group. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Australia, with over 550 stores, as of July 2023[update].[1][2] The brand is the result of the 2016 merger of two pharmacy chains – Terry White Chemists and Chemmart.
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 TerryWhite Chemmart store in Maddington, Western Australia | |
| Industry | Retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Headquarters | Queensland, Australia |
Number of locations | 550+ (2023) |
| Products | Pharmacy, health and beauty |
Number of employees | 5000+ |
| Parent | EBOS Group |
| Website | terrywhitechemmart |
History
editTerry 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]
References
edit- ^ "TerryWhite Chemmart to become Australia's largest retail pharmacy network". Inside FMCG. 19 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Annual Report 2023". EBOS Group. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Terry White to merge with Chemmart". Inside Retail. 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Bennett, Stephanie (19 October 2018). "Terry White Group set to be bought out by NZ healthcare group". Courier Mail. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ "TerryWhite Chemmart to become Australia's largest retail pharmacy network". Inside FMCG. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "All TerryWhite Chemmart stores to rebrand by 2017's end". AJP. 20 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Paola, Sheshtyn (1 December 2016). "Terry White Chemist under fire for Golliwog display". AJP. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "White Christmas 'golliwog' display labelled racist". The Toowoomba Chronicle. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ^ "Queensland chemist under fire for 'racist' golliwog display". Nine News. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Soldani, Bianca (1 December 2016). "Offensive 'white Christmas' display sparks calls for Golliwog boycott in Australia". SBS Australia. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ Abaño, Joyce (19 October 2018). "Terry White Group agrees to Ebos takeover offer". Inside Retail Australia. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Rhonda and Terry White Digital Story and Oral History - State Library of Queensland
Media related to TerryWhite Chemmart at Wikimedia Commons
