Value Drug Mart
Western Canadian drug store
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::summary Western Canadian drug store ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Value Drug Mart Associates Ltd. |
| logo | Value Drugs Logo.jpg |
| type | Independent Pharmacy |
| foundation | Alberta (1978) |
| area_served | Alberta & British Columbia |
| industry | Pharmacy Retail |
| products | Medication Food Body Hygiene Products |
| homepage | Value Drug Mart |
| :: |
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Value Drug Mart is a Western Canada drug store serving over 36 locations throughout Alberta and British Columbia.
History
What is now known as Value Drug Mart Associates Ltd. was founded by pharmacist Barry Katz (whose son Daryl Katz would go on to found Canada's largest chain of pharmacies, the Katz Group of Companies) and twelve other pharmacists in 1978.
Since 1983, VDMA has been the sole sponsor of the annual Value Drug Mart Spring Classic hockey tournament that takes place in Calgary, Alberta. The tournament is a weekend-long competition of ice hockey teams from across the province of Alberta.
Products
In addition to prescription drugs, lottery tickets, snack foods, soda, magazines, movies, books, fragrances, gifts, and stationery are sold in most locations. A post office is within some stores.
Locations
Value Drug Mart operates over 35 locations in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. It is not a franchise; rather, the different locations own VDMA as shareholders.
References
References
- link. (2013-11-11 retrieved March 9, 2013)
- "Value Drug Mart- About Us".
- [http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_760996_0_0_18/Value+Drug+Mart+Spring+Classic+.htm 25th Annual Value Drug Mart Spring Classic] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110611045321/http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_760996_0_0_18/Value+Drug+Mart+Spring+Classic+.htm archived copy], Calgary.ca, April 4, 2008. Accessed September 18, 2009.
- [http://www.valuedrugmart.com/sitepage.php?page=locations Value Drug Mart- Locations]
- MacDonald, Jeffrey. [http://www.americanexecutive.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6347&Itemid=95 Value Drug Mart], ''American Executive'', April 30, 2007. Accessed September 18, 2008.
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