ASTER Pharmacy Offers Wider Network Services Through Strategic Partnership With Al Shafar Group
All eighteen pharmacies under Al Shafar Group are brought under the Aster brand and will be branded as Aster Pharmacy
The alliance increased Aster’s network of pharmacies to a wider network in UAE
ASTER Pharmacy, the largest retail pharmacy network in the UAE, and a division of DM Healthcare, the leading healthcare conglomerate in the Middle East and India, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Al Shafar Group. Under this partnership, the pharmacies owned and operated by Al Shafar Group were brought under the ASTER umbrella and were rebranded as Aster Pharmacy. With this partnership, ASTER Pharmacy network has increased to 95 units across the GCC region. The Al Shafar Group is a leading business conglomerate Headquartered in Dubai, with business interests in diverse sectors including construction, real estate, aviation and general trading.
Commenting on the partnership, Dr Azad Moopen, Chairman, DM Healthcare, said: “We are pleased to form a strategic partnership with the Al Shafar Group. The partnership falls in line with our mission of making quality healthcare products and services available in all neighbourhoods across the Gulf. This has been a huge leap in our expansion, helping us fulfil our commitment to deliver quality healthcare to all. With this partnership, ASTER Pharmacy has expanded its reach in the UAE covering areas like Dubai International City, Karama, Jumeirah, Silicon Oasis, Mirdiff, Al Aweer, Dubai Marina, Umm Suqeim and Jadaf. In many of these places, this would be second ASTER Pharmacy.”
ASTER Pharmacies are a one-stop-shop destination for healthcare products, offering quality medical and allied products at the best prices in a refreshing ambience. Aster Pharmacies have received “Best Pharmacy Award for the recent two consecutive years from Government of Dubai “Dubai Services Excellence Scheme (DSES)” for the best pharmacy retail operation.
Emirate: Dubai
Date: Dec 3, 2012
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