Medicine Shoppe Canada to open store-within-a-store concept inside Quality Foods location

PORT ALBERNI, British Columbia – Medicine Shoppe Canada and its parent company, McKesson Canada, on Friday announced a partnership with Quality Foods, a Canadian grocery chain, to drive better patient experience in retail pharmacy.

 

This partnership will see the opening of a new, state-of-the-art pharmacy within a leading grocery store – designed with evolving patient centric care models in mind. Long-time community pharmacist, Larry Johannessen and current owner of two other Medicine Shoppe locations, will operate the new location within the Port Alberni Quality Foods.

 

“As pharmacists, patient and customer care is at the heart of what we do, each and every day”, Johannessen said. “I’m excited to partner with Quality Foods to welcome patients into our new facility as we expand access to patient care.”

 

“We’re thrilled to offer Alberni Valley residents the opportunity to take advantage of this unique arrangement between Quality Foods and The Medicine Shoppe,” stated Ken Schley, Quality Foods president. “Larry Johannessen and his team are well-known and respected in the community, and we see it as one more way that our combined offerings will add to our customers’ shopping experience.”

 

“At Medicine Shoppe Canada, our pharmacist-owners provide personalized access to care every day. Larry Johannessen is a shining example of a pharmacist that views each transaction as an opportunity to educate and empower patients to improve their overall health. We are very fortunate to be able to partner with award winning owners and operators such as Larry and the team at Quality Foods as we launch our new store design,” said Terry Stychin, president of Medicine Shoppe Canada.