| 1921 |
Leon Koffler, father of founder Murray Koffler, opens the first two Koffler drugstores in Toronto |
| 1941 |
Murray Koffler succeeds his father and runs Koffler's Drugs at the age of 20 |
| 1962 |
Murray Koffler revolutionizes the retail drug industry by introducing self serve in pharmacy and building a network of 17 drugstores called Shoppers Drug Mart; each owned by a fellow pharmacist or Associate |
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LIFE brand was created as the house brand and the first LIFE brand products were introduced |
| 1968 |
Shoppers Drug Mart grows to 52 stores in Ontario by merging with 33 Plaza Drugstores |
| 1970 |
Shoppers Drug Mart purchases 100 Cunningham Drug Stores in British Columbia and Alberta |
| 1972 |
Grand opening of the first Pharmaprix store in Québec |
| 1974 |
Lord’s Supervalue Pharmacies in Atlantic Canada join the Shoppers Drug Mart family |
| 1978 |
Koffler Stores Limited joins Imasco Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary |
| 1986 |
Murray Koffler retires |
| 1991 |
500th store is opened |
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Shoppers Drug Mart sets new standard of pharmacy care in Canada with the introduction of HealthWATCH®; a collection of unique supportive tools and services for pharmacy customers |
| 1995 |
Shoppers Drug Mart acquires 135 Big V Drugstores |
| 1996 |
Opens first Shoppers Home Health Care store |
| 2000 |
Successful launch of the Shoppers Optimum card and Quo cosmetics line |
| 2001 |
Successful completion of initial public offering |
| 2002 |
The first large format stores are introduced |
| 2003 |
The first Beauty BOUTIQUE™ is opened |
| 2006 |
Updated HealthWATCH technology is rolled out to more than 500 stores in Canada |
| 2007 |
The Company opens its 1,000th store |
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Introduces Simply Pharmacy, a 1,000 square foot retail pharmacy format conveniently located in medical buildings or clinics |
| 2008 |
Opens first Murale store, an innovative beauty store, in Ottawa, Ontario |
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Launch of Nativa, an exclusive line of more than 200 organic food products |
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Acquires Calea HealthAccess, a leading provider of specialty drug distribution and patient support services, now operating as Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc. |
| 2009 |
Acquires Plasmid BioCommunications Inc., a Toronto-based company specializing in drug reimbursement |
