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2022: "Pharmacy here" bought "Pharmia"

In early October 2022, it became known about the sale of the Voronezh pharmacy chain Pharmia. It was bought by the Tula company "Here is a pharmacy." Financial and other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

According to Dmitry Socol, co-owner of the Here Pharmacy chain, the deal took place in the format of assigning rental rights to pharmacies. Pharmia points will operate under the Pharmacy Here brand.

Tula chain "Here is a pharmacy" bought "Pharmia"

The entrepreneur explained the decision to sell Pharmia for economic reasons. In February 2022, the company faced supply disruptions and began to suffer losses. The companies managing the network - Medinvest Group, Pharmia and Visit-Pharm - have been receiving claims from distributors since April. In January-October 2022, companies are defendants in claims in the amount of 117 million rubles.

The franchise and partner areas of the Voronezh pharmacy chain "Pharmia" were transferred by its ex-owner Roman Kubanev to Dmitry Dubovoy, who worked before the sale of the Voronezh network as its development director.

The franchise and partner areas of Pharmia will continue to operate under the old brand, under the control of the management company Think Otherwise, which has been owned by Dubova since May. He acquired trademarks from Roman Kubanev and plans to further develop an independent business.

The owner of the Pharmia chain, Roman Kubanev, after selling the business, will develop a startup in the field of EdTech (technology in the field of education), by October 2022 it is being tested. According to the ex-owner of Pharmia, the project is still at the level of the idea and the "pilot," but it is expected that its market "will not be limited to Voronezh."

By October 2022, Pharmia has 45 own and 176 franchise outlets. The network covers 14 regions of the country. LLC "Here is a pharmacy" belongs to Dmitry Socol by 60%. 40% share is owned by LLC Zdravservice"."

In August 2022, Nikolai Bespalov, Development Director of RNC Pharma, noted that mostly single pharmacies or small chains are leaving the market. According to him, the reduction in the number of points is associated with a drop in the solvency of buyers, as well as with a change in the policy of pharmaceutical companies regarding the promotion of their products. In addition, some pharmacies closed for repairs or moving in the summer, when there is a seasonal decline in demand in pharmaceutical retail, he said.^[1]

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