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Chemist Warehouse to open 10 stores in New Zealand this year

Chemist Warehouse to open 10 stores in New Zealand this year

Discount pharmacy Chemist Warehouse will open its first store in South Island at the South City Shopping Centre in Christchurch in April with pla...
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COVID-19 has almost doubled e-commerce sales

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Warehouse Group expects profit to almost double during first half

However, this doesn't take into account the cost of repaying the Covid-19 wage subsidy.

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