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Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix Drops Prices on Greeting Cards and Books - Now On Sale for less than U.S. Prices
TORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix today announced that they have dropped...

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix today\nannounced that they have dropped their prices on greeting cards and books at\nall of their more than 1,040 stores nationwide.\n\n\nGreeting cards will now be offered at 25 percent off the listed Canadian\nprice at all Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores. In addition to these\nsavings, customers will also be offered an in-store redeemable coupon worth an\nextra 50 cents off on all cards costing $1.50 or more. And just in time for\nthe holidays, the prices on all hardcover and paperback books have also been\nreduced by 25 percent off their listed Canadian prices.\n\n\nIn announcing these new prices, Joe Magnacca, Executive Vice-President,\nMerchandising & Category Management stated, "In conjunction with our vendor\npartners, we are pleased to be able to offer these savings to our valued\ncustomers. We will continue to work with the supplier community to reduce the\ncost of goods we import from the United States so that our customers can\nbenefit from the appreciation in the value of the Canadian Dollar."\n\n\nShoppers Drug Mart Corporation is one of the most recognized and trusted\nnames in Canadian retailing. The Company is the licensor of full-service\nretail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in\nQuebec). With more than 1,040 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores\noperating in prime locations in each province and two territories, the Company\nis one of the most convenient retailers in Canada. The Company also owns and\noperates 61 Shoppers Home Health Care stores, making it the largest Canadian\nretailer of home health care products and services. In addition to its retail\nstore network, the Company also owns MediSystem Technologies Inc., a provider\nof pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities in\nOntario and Alberta.\n\n\n%SEDAR: 00016987EF\n\n\n","length":1969,"tagName":"div"}]