5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 12/08/22
5 Things in ePharmacy You Need to Know This Friday 12/08/22
Last-Mile [🇬🇧]
Boots is the First-Ever Community Pharmacy to Deliver Medications Through Drones in the UK
In the UK, Boots is the first community pharmacy to employ a drone to deliver Rx medications. The delivery was a test run using technology from the medical drone company Apian to determine how much time this could save and how Boots could integrate drones into its medication supply chain to produce economic savings as well. The pharmaceutical chain will now evaluate the precise value of drones as an autonomous delivery system.
Read More: Metro
Financial Results [🇩🇪]
European ePharmacy Shop Apotheke Reports Double-Digit Growth in Total Sales During Q2 ‘22
European ePharmacy Shop Apotheke reported a 14.7% increase in total sales, during Q2 '22. Additionally, sales during S1 ‘22 have climbed by 10.8%. The ePharmacy managed to increase its customer base by 0.8M in S1 ’22, and client loyalty, as seen by a repeat order rate of 83% in Q2 ’22. The total number of active clients is gradually surpassing 9M, boosting the company's position on the market and in the 7 nations it operates.
Read More: Shop Apotheke
New Research [🇬🇷]
Greek ePharmacies Soar with 9% Increase in Sales Value in the First Semester of 2022
The most recent report by Convert Group indicates that Greek ePharmacies saw a 9% growth in sales value from S1 ’22 to S1 ‘22. According to an estimate by Convert Group using data from the eRetail Audit sample, the total value of online purchases made at ePharmacies surpassed €134M. Health products (+64%) saw the largest increase in value across all online purchase categories between S1 ‘22 and S1 ‘22, followed by baby and children's items (+40%) and nutritional supplements and vitamins (+13%).
Read More: Epixeiro [article in Greek]. Google Translate in English here.
Supply Chain [🇪🇸]
Spanish Farmaciasdirect.com Introduces a New Era of Supply Chain Automations
Spanish-based Farmaciasdirect aims to usher in a new era by automating and improving its eCommerce operations and activities, like cross-docking, which optimizes order preparation, and the triangulation of shipments, which makes supply chain management simpler, to cut delivery times to 24 hours. The installation of various robotic systems in the warehouse, which enables the best performance of intralogistics operations, is a further advancement in automation.
Read More: Europe Press [article in Spanish]. Google Translate in English here.
Editor’s Choice [🇧🇷]
Brazilian-based Ultrafarma Establishes the 8th of Each Month as "Cheap Medicine Day"!
One of the biggest ePharmacies in Brazil, Ultrafarma, has just declared the 8th of each month as "Cheap Medicine Day", offering 24 hours of deals that have never been seen before. In order to help the country through this difficult time, Ultrafarma employs a distinct system that guarantees the greatest prices, superior product quality, and high-level customer service. The deals will be accessible both online and offline and through the ePharmacy's mobile app, with deliveries available throughout Brazil.
Read More: Journal Dia Dia [article in Portuguese]. Google Translate in English here.
Manufacturers & Retailers Hiring Now:
Discover actively recruiting positions in the ePharmacy Industry below:
Omnichannel Lead MedTech, J&J [🇬🇧]
More info: LinkedIn
Manager - eCommerce Strategy, GSK [🇺🇸]
More info: LinkedIn
eCommerce Marketing Specialist, Clinical Skin [🇺🇸]
More info: LinkedIn
Digital Project Manager, Sanofi [🇳🇱]
More info: LinkedIn
Digital Performance Manager, Perrigo [🇬🇧]
More info: LinkedIn
Quiz: Are you an ePharmacy Wizard?
Every week a new trivia question will be asked to you regarding general facts related to the Pharmaceutical sector!
Which US ePharmacy had the most net sales in eCommerce in 2021?
Walgreens
CVS Health
Rite Aid
Ulta
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The answer to this week’s quiz is: Walgreens. With a revenue of US $2,176M in 2021, Walgreens.com is the ePharmacy the biggest eCommerce net sales that is selling items in the Pharmacies eCommerce industry.