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February 14, 2012
Boots pharmacies to open in Sweden
Published: 24 Jan 10 13:48 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/24558/20100124/
The international pharmacy group, Alliance Boots, plans to open Boots branded pharmacies on Swedish high streets in a joint venture with the Swedish company Farmacevtföretagarna, a cooperative company owned by the Swedish Pharmaceutical association.
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In November 2009, the Swedish state opened up the country's previously state-owned pharmacy sector to competition, selling more than half of an estimated 900 state-owned Apoteket pharmacy stores. The first privately owned pharmacy was inaugurated by Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister, Göran Hägglund, earlier this month.
The government has argued that ending the state-owned monopoly will lower prices, improve service and increase the number of pharmacies and availability of medicines to the public. Sweden has a below average number of pharmacies per head of population compared to many other European countries.
Opponents of the privatization have criticized the de-regulation of the sector, claiming that most of the new pharmacies are owned by venture capital companies based in the Channel Island tax haven of Jersey.
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Whne they open I will compare the prices directly and see how they stack up.
The Uk version wold be great
It's only Boots the Chemists; not an invading army. Perhaps you should take a powder or something, dear, and relax.
Personally, I would love to see Asda (great for kid's clothes) here too alongside Tesco's and with all the trimming like home food delivery for those of us who live outside large cities
Tesco's in Sweden must be ICA and COOP's worst nightmare. The English used to pay the Vikings not to come to England. Maybe ICA and COOP pay Tescos not to come to Sweden.
Privatization in theory is a good thing, but what was really so terrible about Apoteket? Can anyone tell me explain to me why paying more for aspirin, which in turn funds better social programs, is so awful? Luck at what a bloody mess the UK and US are, and then explain to me why that private enterprise is so good for society.
Coming from the US (the land of 24 hour super pharmacies) I really don't understand the appeal. Lots and lots of stuff means nothing if you don't make enough to buy it--all of you hooting and hollering for privatization had better hope that when the wage inequality hits here that you're not impacted by it.
The UK has become a nightmare of corporate blandness. Every high Street looks the same with predatory chains such as Tescos, Starbucks and others colonising whole areas and driving smaller local shops out of business.
One thing I like about sweden and some other European countries is that this has not quite happened to the same extent. So please Swedes resist! Do not use the UK as an example, keep Tescos, Starbucks and others out! Stick to Apoteket, Systembolaget, Coop, etc. But longer opening hours and better variety would be nice.
A tescos type shop is badly needed as Poop and ICa do not compete head on, they have a monopoly, with Hemshop (same crap) and a Swedishized Lidl.
Dont give me that rubbish about Apotek staff being well trained. You will find the new boots staff in Sweden equally as trained. ICA and Poop have good opening hours (one of the only good thigs they have) But they refse to rotate their stock (hence very little is fresh) and offer little variety. Privatization is not always good, BUT competition IS good. If Apotek are doing such a good job as you say, then Boots wont be able to compete against it according to your agruement.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1245211/Sceptics-plan-mass-overdose-protest-homeopathic-medicine.html
It has little to do with where they come from but that how good they are.
My point in privatisation is not the answer, but as an unrepentant commie I would say that wouldn't I?
The solution is to increase the quality of stock at the co-ops and state owned chemists not privatise them. Oh and there is no off licence in the whole of the UK and Ireland that have s great stock as the system shops, I challenge anyone to disagree wit this. The main problem is their opening hours. But then do you guys really want all the crap that all 24 hour cheap booze has done to the quality of life here? There must be a happy medium somewhere?
And by the way, don't you miss Marks & Spencer's food departments? The outsanding desserts at lower prices than the Saluhall. Your M&S...
I have lived here for 15 years,and I must say the choice of food in every Supermarket is almost identical,The vegetables,Ftuit and veg especially in the smalle
Supermarkets is not very fresh , tasty or either rotten.And as for Frozen food,the same exact choice .Where is the individuality in this?Tesco has expanded all around
the world,I think they may have tried to come to
Sweden,but it was probably stopped by the government or all the other supermarkets,because they know with a huge wide choice of food ,they will all be out of business.
Oh and one other thing Systembolaget, should get with the programme and improve opening ours like Sundays. Otherwise when the break up like Apoteket comes and it will come eventually, Virgin wines, Majestic, Odd bins elitist stuck up w#nkers and countless others are waiting in the wings to take over. Which will mean say good bye to another Swedish "house hold name" like SAAB!!!!
I don't want Tesco here. They exploit producers and in some business circles have apparently a dodgy reputation for their willingness to rob others of ideas and technology.
Kevin, sorry if I made you cry. M&S is more important than the royal family and the pound put together. Feeling homesick myself now...
good thick bacon,instead of that stringy crap.And yes I know there is stekfläsk,but it is not the same thing is it.You would think they would stock good old Danish Bacon being its not too far away,Denmark.
Id welcome ant Tesco/Sainsburys type supermarket and would travel 20 mins further to get to one. Would be happer with M&S/Superquinn, evena Dunnes Stores, anythign but Poop,ICrAp,Willys/Hemshop/other rubbish swedish supermarket selling same rotten crap
I do not want to have lots of shops with crap wine - cheap Californian and Australian rubbish that masquerades as wine. Too often when I go wine shopping in the UK, I can't get a decent bottle of something unusual. Good online wine clubs are what is needed here.
I agree with you totally. If we had Virgin Wines or Laithwaites wine clubs here the competition would help reduce the prices in systembolaget who as you said do have a good range of wines.
Beavis
I get the same reaction when I serve English sausages or Branston pickle
There is a market out there waiting to be exploited folks!
Hurra for SAAB. Sorry nothing to do with boots but as a Saab owner, besides this country and the beautiful country side I love my car!
The que too seems most often to consist of the older generation, whom I feel in general are conditioned to do no more about such bad service than role their eyes. It's a shame that Swede's have accepted such rudeness as the norm.
Perhaps Boots et al will show the waiting public a bit of respect!