<P> Footnotes / references Number of Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores: 1,307 </P> <P> Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a Canadian retail pharmacy chain based in Toronto, Ontario . It has more than 1,253 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec . </P> <P> Founded by Murray Koffler, the Koffler family still retains ownership of the Super-Pharm pharmacy which is in Israel, Poland, and China . Super-Pharm uses the same logo as Shoppers Drug Mart, created by the artist Sylvain Liu . It also uses some of the same private - label brands, such as Life Brand and Quo . In 2013, Brampton - based Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation for $12.4 billion in cash and stock . </P> <P> A Shoppers Drug Mart location on Goreway, Malton, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada)) In addition to its retail formats, the company owns and operates several specialty services . This includes 56 Shoppers Home Health Care stores, which sell and service assisted - living devices, home - care products, and mobility and medical equipment; Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network, a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and comprehensive patient support services, and; MediSystem Technologies Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and clinical services to long - term care facilities and retirement communities . Many locations offer prescription delivery free of charge, employing a fleet of corporate owned vehicles . Shoppers Drug Mart is an independent operating division of Loblaw Companies Limited . </P>

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