TORONTO, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix today announced that they have dropped their prices on greeting cards and books at all of their more than 1,040 stores nationwide.
Greeting cards will now be offered at 25 percent off the listed Canadian price at all Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores. In addition to these savings, customers will also be offered an in-store redeemable coupon worth an extra 50 cents off on all cards costing $1.50 or more. And just in time for the holidays, the prices on all hardcover and paperback books have also been reduced by 25 percent off their listed Canadian prices.
In announcing these new prices, Joe Magnacca, Executive Vice-President, Merchandising & Category Management stated, "In conjunction with our vendor partners, we are pleased to be able to offer these savings to our valued customers. We will continue to work with the supplier community to reduce the cost of goods we import from the United States so that our customers can benefit from the appreciation in the value of the Canadian Dollar."
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing. The Company is the licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Quebec). With more than 1,040 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores operating in prime locations in each province and two territories, the Company is one of the most convenient retailers in Canada. The Company also owns and operates 61 Shoppers Home Health Care stores, making it the largest Canadian retailer of home health care products and services. In addition to its retail store network, the Company also owns MediSystem Technologies Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities in Ontario and Alberta.
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