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Breakdown of pharmacy ownership
Large multiples (100 or more pharmacies) make up 49.2% of the community pharmacy market in Great Britain, with 12 companies owning 7,085 pharmacies. Small multiples (6–99 pharmacies) account for 12.4% of the market, with 145 companies owning 1,785 pharmacies, and independents (1–5 pharmacies) control 38.4% of the market, with 4,184 companies owning 5,519 pharmacies. One square represents one pharmacy, and each block of colour represents one owner.
Breakdown of large multiples
Boots dominates the large multiple sector with a 33.5% share.
| Owner | Pharmacies | Employed pharmacists |
|---|---|---|
| Boots Pharmacy | 2,376 | 6,000 |
| Lloydspharmacy | 1,576 | 1,892 |
| Well | 815 | 1,106 |
| Rowlands | 519 | 537 |
| Tesco | 382 | 825 |
| Sainsbury’s | 281 | >500 |
| Day Lewis Pharmacy | 270 | 318 |
| Asda | 255 | 550 (approximate) |
| Superdrug | 203 | 249 |
| Cohens Chemist | 182 | >200 |
| Morrisons | 119 | 240 |
| Paydens | 107 | 140 |
Breakdown of small multiples
PCT Healthcare has a 3.5% share of the small multiple sector.
| Owner | Pharmacies |
|---|---|
| PCT Healthcare Ltd | 63 |
| HI Weldrick Ltd | 61 |
| Dudley Taylor Pharmacies Ltd | 56 |
| Waremoss Ltd | 52 |
| WR Evans (Chemist) Ltd | 51 |
| Lincoln Co-Operative Chemists Ltd | 49 |
| Rajja Ltd | 35 |
| Whitworth Chemists | 35 |
| Walter Davidson & Sons Ltd | 33 |
| A & JM Sheppard Ltd | 31 |
| CG Murray & Son Ltd | 26 |
| The Red Band Chemical Co Ltd | 26 |
| Jhoots Healthcare Ltd | 23 |
| HA McParland Ltd | 22 |
| Laville Ltd | 22 |
| Pasab Ltd | 22 |
| Pillbox Chemists Ltd | 22 |
| Imaan Ltd | 21 |
| Norchem Healthcare Ltd | 20 |
| Jardine (UK) Ltd | 19 |
| Sykes Chemists Ltd | 19 |
| JN Murray Ltd | 19 |
| Manichem Ltd | 17 |
| Pearns’s Pharmacies Ltd | 17 |
| Badham Pharmacy Ltd | 17 |
| Medipharmacy Ltd | 16 |
| Ashchem Ltd | 15 |
| Hollowood Chemists Ltd | 15 |
| Knights Chemist Ltd | 15 |
| SKF Lo (Chemist) Ltd | 14 |
| KSC IT Ltd | 14 |
| Safedale Ltd | 14 |
| X-Pharm Ltd | 14 |
| Delmergate Ltd | 13 |
| Cox & Robinson (Chemists) Ltd | 12 |
| Borno Chemists Ltd | 12 |
| Vittoria Healthcare Ltd | 12 |
| M Farren Ltd | 12 |
| Dean & Smedley Ltd | 12 |
| Blundell’s Pharmacy Ltd | 11 |
| Shaunaks Ltd | 11 |
| Right Medicine Pharmacy Ltd | 11 |
| Pharmacy Care Plus Ltd | 11 |
| JM McGill Ltd | 11 |
| James Storer Powell | 11 |
| John Ware Ltd | 11 |
| MEJ Hingley & Co Ltd | 11 |
| HJ Everett (Chemist) Ltd | 11 |
| Freshphase Ltd | 11 |
| Pure Health Medical Ltd | 11 |
| Michael Franklin (Chemists) Ltd | 10 |
| SG Court Ltd | 10 |
| Warwick Healthcare Ltd | 10 |
| M & D Green Dispensing Ltd | 10 |
| Magawell Ltd | 10 |
| Day – Night Pharmacy Ltd | 10 |
| The Hub Pharmacy Ltd | 10 |
| Wise Pharmacies Ltd | 10 |
| Butt & Hobbs Ltd | 10 |
| Ashaeve Ltd | 10 |
| John Rose (Chemists) Ltd | 10 |
| HCA International Ltd | 9 |
| BJ Wilson Ltd | 9 |
| Whittle Pharmacies Ltd | 9 |
| N Nasr Ltd | 9 |
| Allcures Plc | 9 |
| Medimpo Ltd | 9 |
| Secret Potions Ltd | 9 |
| Sedem Ltd | 9 |
| N & R Gordon Ltd | 9 |
| Napclan (UK) Ltd | 9 |
| Newbridge (Healthcare) Ltd | 9 |
| Omnicare Pharmacy Ltd | 8 |
| Shadforth Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | 8 |
| Shiraz & Sons Ltd | 8 |
| Web Pharmacy Ltd | 8 |
| APA Ltd | 8 |
| Adam Myers Ltd | 8 |
| East of England Co-Operative Society | 8 |
| Niemans Chemists Ltd | 8 |
| Strandhaven Ltd | 7 |
| WM Brown (Kingshurst) Ltd | 7 |
| A & L Porter Ltd | 7 |
| Dispharma Retail Ltd | 7 |
| Davies Chemists (Briton Ferry) Ltd | 7 |
| Clockwork Retail Ltd | 7 |
| Cornwells Chemists Ltd | 7 |
| GLM Romanes Ltd | 7 |
| Lo’s Pharmacy Ltd | 7 |
| M Whitfield Ltd | 7 |
| Manmohan Singh Birk | 7 |
| Eightlands Ltd | 7 |
| Care4u Pharmacy Ltd | 7 |
| Alfa Chemist Ltd | 7 |
| Aston Chemists Ltd | 7 |
| Mayberry Pharmacy Ltd | 7 |
| Medicare Chemists Ltd | 7 |
| M & B Healthcare Ltd | 7 |
| Gallagher Healthcare Ltd | 7 |
| Invercoast Ltd | 7 |
| Houlihan Pharmacy Ltd | 7 |
| Surreal Medicare Ltd | 7 |
| Salram Ltd | 7 |
| Others (41 owners with 6 pharmacies each, totalling 246) | 6 |
References
Infographic: Maria Angel Gonzalez
Source: Ownership information provided by the General Pharmaceutical Council in March 2016; individual companies
