Woolworths still eyeing pharmacy

 In Australia, NewZealand, Woolworths

Woolworths is still considering a pharmacy store in store model for its Australian supermarkets.

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The grocery giant has re-lodged its trademark “Pharmacy-in-Supermarket” with the national intellectual property rights system, IP Australia.

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Woolworths has been eyeing off pharmacy since at least 2003, when it first registered the brand name with IP Australia.

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Its previous lodging outlined plans to sell medicines, toiletries, drugs, and other products from within its supermarkets. 

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Federal Government regulation in place since 1990 stipulates that pharmacies must be owned by pharmacists. Inside Retail – Read more…

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