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62-953: The company was founded by pharmacist Murray Koffler in 1962; the Koffler family still retains ownership of the Super-Pharm pharmacy, which has locations in Israel , Poland , and formerly in China (as Ensure from 2005 to 2011). Super-Pharm's logo is similar to that of Shoppers Drug Mart, which was created by the artist Sylvain Liu. It also uses some of the same private-label brands, such as Life Brand and Quo . In 2014, Brampton -based Loblaw Companies acquired Shoppers Drug Mart for $ 12.4 billion in cash and stock. By early 2016, Shoppers had over 1,300 locations in Canada. In addition to its retail formats,

124-774: A convenience food section, called Food Essentials, near the front cash. In most suburban areas, this new format takes the form of new or relocated store, typically stand-alone big-box locations as opposed to smaller mall or strip-mall locations. On April 26, 2007, the 1000th Shoppers Drug Mart store opened in Toronto, Ontario. In recent years, the chain has been moving to decrease its reliance on pharmaceutical sales and increase sales on food and cosmetics. The store claims that in 2012, it increased its market share in food and that 51% of purchases now come from non-pharmaceutical items. In Summer 2018, Shoppers Drug Mart opened its flagship Toronto, Ontario location at Yonge-Dundas Square in

186-501: A joint venture , the "British-American Tobacco Company Ltd." The parent companies agreed not to trade in each other's domestic territory and to assign trademarks, export businesses and overseas subsidiaries to the joint venture. James Buchanan Duke became company chairman supported by Hugo Cunliffe-Owen (later Chairman) and Albert Jeffress (later Deputy Chairman); then business was begun in countries as diverse as Canada, China, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, but not in

248-544: A 45% stake and in September 2005 it announced that Honda would be buying the remaining 55% stake. The team raced as Honda Racing F1 Team in 2006, the last year of the Lucky Strike sponsorship before leaving the sport. For the 2006 season , the team was renamed as Honda F1 Racing Team, with BAT only advertised at a couple of races. All links between the two companies were severed for 2007 . In 2019, McLaren signed

310-516: A 67.8% holding in the Serbian tobacco company Duvanska Industrija Vranje (DIV) , allowing local manufacture of its brands, freeing them from import duties. In the longer term, export opportunities are planned as neighbouring countries in south east Europe developed free trade agreements. In July 2004, the U.S. business of British American Tobacco (Brown & Williamson) was combined with that of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (R. J. Reynolds), under

372-555: A Phm. B. degree in 1946 from the University of Toronto . In 1946, he became a pharmacist at Koffler Drug Stores (established in 1921 by his father and pharmacist Leon Koffler). From 1968 to 1971, he was President of Koffler Stores Ltd. From 1971 to 1986, he was Chairman of Shoppers Drug Mart. He was appointed an Honorary Chairman in 1986. In 1979, Koffler opened the first Super-Pharm pharmacy, in Herzliya , Israel . Super-Pharm

434-551: A dynamic global organization. In 1997 BAT brought its participation in the sport to new levels with the purchase of the Tyrrell team for approximately £30 million. The team raced as Tyrrell for the 1998 season before being renamed as British American Racing (BAR). In 2005, a European Union (EU) directive was brought into force which required national governments to legislate to prevent tobacco sponsorship. In 2004, BAR announced that technology partner Honda had purchased

496-494: A fine for the companies' advertising and marketing campaign allegedly targeting Nigerian youth, and has asked the companies to fund an awareness campaign to educate young people about the dangers of their product. Several Nigerian state governments filed similar petitions. The government withdrew its lawsuit in February 2008. In 2008, the company was the subject of a BBC Two documentary, in which Duncan Bannatyne investigated

558-542: A fleet of corporate-owned vehicles. Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Loblaw Companies Limited. It is a participant in the voluntary Scanner Price Accuracy Code managed by the Retail Council of Canada . At the age of twenty, Murray Koffler inherited two Koffler's Drugs pharmacies from his father, Leon Koffler, the original at 376 College Street and a second store on Bathurst Street north of St. Clair Avenue West. Koffler also opened

620-588: A get-out clause for the case of a major change of ownership. In 2003, BAT acquired Ente Tabacchi Italiani (ETI) S.p.A., Italy's state tobacco company. The important acquisition would elevate BAT to the number two position in Italy, the second largest tobacco market in the European Union. The scale of the enlarged operations would bring significant opportunities to compete and grow ETI's local brands and BAT's international brands. In August 2003, BAT acquired

682-680: A landmark case that pitted them against three Canadian cigarette giants, including JTI-Macdonald Corp. In 2012, British American Tobacco, along with Philip Morris International and Imperial Tobacco , sued the Australian Commonwealth government. At the High Court of Australia , they argued that the Commonwealth's plain packaging legislation was unconstitutional because it usurped the companies' intellectual property rights and good will on other than just terms. However,

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744-623: A multi-year partnership deal with BAT through its transformation agenda "A Better Tomorrow", bringing the company back into Formula 1 for the first time since Honda succeeded BAR. This was also the second tobacco related deal signed since Formula 1 banned tobacco advertising in 2006. In late 2019, BAT and McLaren announced the signing of an enhanced partnership deal that saw BAT become a principal partner of McLaren with increased branding position. McLaren advertises BAT's New Category product brands Vuse (previously Vype) & Velo (previously Lyft) on their F1 and IndyCar cars. Vuse also partnered with

806-834: A primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index . It has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange . BAT plc ordinary shares are also listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depositary Shares . The company was formed in 1902, when the United Kingdom's Imperial Tobacco Company and the United States' American Tobacco Company agreed to form

868-447: A provider of pharmaceutical products and clinical services to long-term care facilities and retirement communities. A new store concept, Wellwise, launched in fall 2017 as a single Toronto location; it sells healthy living products for seniors. In February 2018, wellwise.ca launched, making it Shoppers Drug Mart's second e-commerce site, in addition to beautyboutique.ca. Many locations offer prescription delivery free of charge, employing

930-646: A share in a factory in Burma. This made it the target of criticism from human rights groups. It sold its share of the factory in 2003 after an "exceptional request" from the British government. In 2002, BAT lost a lawsuit about the right to sell cigarettes under the Marlboro brand name in the UK. It had acquired Rothmans, which had previously bought a licence to use the name from Philip Morris. Philip Morris' attorneys invoked

992-412: A suburban location at Don Mills Centre on the advice of E.P. Taylor . By 1962, Koffler's had grown to a chain of 17 pharmacies, which he renamed "Shoppers Drug Mart" in the 1970s. The first store named "Shoppers Drug Mart" was at Shoppers World Danforth from which it derived the name. Koffler revamped the concept of the 20th century drug store in Canada by removing the soda fountain and emphasizing

1054-600: Is a British multinational company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products including electronic cigarettes . The company, established in 1902, is headquartered in London , England. As of 2021, it is the largest tobacco company in the world based on net sales and the third largest seller of vapes in the UK. BAT has operations in around 180 countries and its cigarette brands include Dunhill , Kent , Lucky Strike , Pall Mall and Rothmans . Its brands also include Velo, Vuse and Glo. BAT has

1116-693: Is named in his honour and his wife's. The Koffler Student Services Centre and the Koffler Institute of Pharmacy Management at the University of Toronto are named in his honour. He donated the land that later became the Koffler Scientific Reserve , University of Toronto's biological research station at Joker's Hill, in King Township, ON . British American Tobacco British American Tobacco p.l.c. ( BAT )

1178-635: Is still owned by the Koffler family, and there are currently 202 locations in Israel. In addition to his business pursuits, Koffler was a community leader and philanthropist. He received the B'nai B'rith Distinguished Citizen's Award; the Canada Council of Christians and Jews Humanitarian Award; and, with his wife, Dr. Marvelle Koffler, the Israel Cancer Research Fund Humanitarian Award. He served on

1240-988: The Canadian Jewish News . Both Kofflers were major supporters of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel . Both sat on the Institute's board of governors, and Murray was chair of the international board of directors. He was also chairman emeritus of the Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute. Another of his contributions to the Weizmann Institute was his funding of the Koffler Accelerator —a sophisticated twin-tower instrument for nuclear research. Koffler died on November 5, 2017, at his home in Toronto. His widow Marvelle Koffer died on January 14, 2020, at

1302-457: The PC Optimum program, formerly Shoppers Optimum. Members collect points that may be redeemed on purchases within the store. Shoppers Optimum members receive 15 points for every dollar spent at the store, excluding the purchase of lottery, tobacco products, transit tickets and passes, prescription items, any products containing codeine , Canada Post products, and gift cards that are not for

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1364-640: The Vine Awards for Canadian Jewish Literature and a diverse range of programs in theatre, literature and visual arts. The Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre and the Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre were both established through their generous philanthropy to the Mount Sinai Hospital. In 1969, Koffler rallied the pharmaceutical community, among others, to launch a charitable non-profit association with

1426-554: The Zurich Financial Services Group . The company's board is chaired by Luc Jobin, appointed in 2021. It's non-executive board members are Holly Keller Koeppel, Kandy Anand, Karen Guerra, Murray Kessler, Véronique Laury, Darrell Thomas and Serpil Timuray. British American Tobacco Ghana Limited is a public limited company operated by British American in Ghana . The company is listed ( GSE : BAT ) on

1488-685: The stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange , the GSE All-Share Index . It was formed in 1999 out of a merger between the Pioneer Tobacco Company and Meridian Tobacco. BAT have found many imaginative ways over the years to keep its brands in the public eye. ITC Limited , in which BAT holds a minority share, as recently as 1996 secured an arrangement to sponsor the Cricket World Cup which

1550-519: The Croatian tobacco company TDR d.o.o. Brands and Factory in Kanfanar . In October 2016, BAT offered to buy the remaining 57.8 per cent of U.S. cigarette maker Reynolds American in a $ 47 billion takeover that would create the world's biggest listed tobacco company with brands including Newport, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. In January 2017, Reynolds agreed to an increased $ 49.4 billion deal. The deal

1612-603: The J.W. Crooks Pharmacy stores in Thunder Bay Ontario ( Mayor James White Crooks ). In 1992, the company bought up the Western Canadian chain Pinder's Drugs, and followed this in 1995, with a chain of 24 Bi-Rite Drug Stores based in western Canada. Also in 1995, Shoppers Drug Mart acquired 135 Big V Drugstores. In 1996, the first Shoppers Home Health Care store opened. When Koffler retired in 1986, he sold

1674-666: The Japanese in 1941 following their 1937 invasion . In 1949 the company was ejected from China following the foundation of the People's Republic . In 1976 the Group companies were reorganised under a new holding company, "B.A.T. Industries". In 1994 BAT acquired its former parent, American Tobacco Company (though reorganised after anti-trust proceedings). This brought the Lucky Strike and Pall Mall brands into BAT's portfolio. In 1999 it merged with Rothmans International , which included

1736-542: The Kohl's department stores and two Marshall Field's divisions, The Crescent and Frederick & Nelson ; BATUS closed Gimbels the same year, with many locations being absorbed by sister division Marshall Field's, as well as Allied Stores' Stern's and Pomeroy's divisions. In 1990, Dayton Hudson Corporation (now Target Corporation ) purchased Marshall Field's, Dillard's purchased Ivey's (another Marshall Field's division), Investcorp S.A. purchased Saks Fifth Avenue, and Argos

1798-559: The McLaren F1 Team to race bespoke liveries designed by emerging artists for the 2021 to 2023 Abu Dhabi Grands Prix . In April 2024, McLaren announced a partnership extension with BAT, which includes the partnership being extended to the McLaren Formula E Team . As far back as 1958, BAT had information that cigarettes cause cancer. Three senior BAT scientists – H.R. Bentley, D.G.I. Felton, and W.W. Reid – travelled to

1860-526: The R. J. Reynolds name. R. J. Reynolds and Brown & Williamson were the second and third-ranking U.S. tobacco companies prior to the combination. When they combined, R. J. Reynolds became a subsidiary of Reynolds American , with BAT holding a 42% share. In January 2007, BAT closed its remaining UK production plant in Southampton with the loss of over 600 jobs. However, the global research and development operation, and some financial functions, continue on

1922-583: The Shoppers Optimum loyalty program in 2000. In 2000, after Imasco Limited had been taken over by BAT Industries (formerly British American Tobacco ), Shoppers was sold to a consortium of institutional investors including KKR , Bain Capital , DLJ Merchant Banking Partners , Charlesbank Capital Partners , Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan , CIBC Capital Partners and Shoppers Drug Mart's senior management and pharmacist/owners. In 2001, Glenn Murphy

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1984-721: The Steinberg grocery chain together launched the Pharmaprix pharmacy chain in Quebec. Koffler later bought out Steinberg's 50% stake in 1979, to take full control of Pharmaprix. In 1974, Lord's Supervalue Pharmacies 26 stores in Atlantic Canada joined the Shoppers Drug Mart family. In 1986 Shoppers Drug Mart bought Super X Drugstores, an Ontario-area chain of 72 stores. In 1986, Shoppers Drug Mart also purchased

2046-595: The United Kingdom or in the United States. In China, BAT inherited a factory in the Pudong district of Shanghai from W.D. & H.O. Wills , one of the precursor companies of Imperial Tobacco. Under the management of James Augustus Thomas from Lawsonville, in North Carolina 's Rockingham County, by 1919 the Shanghai factory was producing more than 243 million cigarettes per week. Thomas worked closely with

2108-564: The United States that year and talked to dozens of experts inside and outside of the tobacco industry. According to industry documents, all but one of those consulted believed a connection between cigarettes and cancer had been proved. Industry documents from the 1970s to the late 1990s shows that tobacco companies were seriously concerned about fatwas against smoking by Muslim jurists in Muslim majority countries . In 1996, an internal document from British American Tobacco warned that, because of

2170-537: The age of 90. In 1977, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada "for his many services to his community as businessman, philanthropist and patron of the arts". He was promoted to Officer in 1995. He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 1992. In 1986, the Retail Council of Canada recognized Koffler's ability in leading the Oshawa Group to outstanding business success. In recognition of this accomplishment he

2232-631: The awareness of health risks from smoking is very low or nonexistent. In September 2001, BAT invested US$ 7.1 million in North Korean state-owned enterprise called the Korea Sogyong Trading Corporation, which employs 200 people in Pyongyang to produce up to two billion cigarettes a year. The operation is run by BAT's Singapore Division. Brands of cigarettes produced are Kumgansan, Craven A and Viceroy. BAT claims that

2294-929: The board of governors of the Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, as well as those of Mount Sinai Hospital , the United Jewish Welfare Fund, and the Jerusalem Foundation, and is a past chairman of the United Jewish Appeal. In 1979, he was the Toronto Negev Dinner honoree. Murray and Marvelle established the Koffler Centre of the Arts in 1974. The Koffler and Koffler Gallery present a contemporary cross-disciplinary arts program including

2356-611: The chain itself. Events for bonus point collecting and redemption (e.g., 20× the points, bonus redemption) are regularly held. On November 8, 2017, Shoppers Drug Mart's parent company, Loblaw, merged the program with Loblaw supermarket's PC Plus reward program into PC Optimum effective February 1, 2018. Similarly to Optimum, customers receive 15 points per dollar spent at Shoppers Drug Mart locations (adjusted up to account for differences in point scale between Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus). 10,000 points are worth $ 10 and can only be redeemed in multiples of 10,000. In 2024, Shoppers Drug Mart

2418-411: The chain to Imasco . That same year, David Bloom, a former Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacist, was appointed chief executive officer of the company. Bloom would lead the organization until retiring in 2001, having devoted a total of 35 years of service to the company. During David Bloom's tenure, Shoppers doubled its number of stores, quadrupled its sales and increased profit ten-fold. David Bloom also launched

2480-679: The challenge was unsuccessful. In November 2014, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) fined BAT £650,000 after it determined that the company glutted the Belgian market with tobacco products with the likelihood these products would illegally find themselves back into the UK, with UK excise taxes not paid. The event highlighted a tobacco-smuggling issue that many anti-tobacco activists have been attempting to bring to light for years. Following several investigations, HMRC reportedly seized more than 1.4 billion cigarettes and 330 tons of hand rolling tobacco in 2013–2014. BAT denied all claims and described

2542-578: The cigarettes are produced only for consumption in North Korea, although there are allegations that the cigarettes are smuggled for sale overseas. British American Tobacco was declared the winner of the 2008 Roger Award , the award for the worst transnational corporation operating in New Zealand. British American Tobacco spent more than €700,000 lobbying the EU in 2008, up to four times as much as

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2604-443: The company declared on the EU's register of interest representatives, according to a report by Corporate Europe Observatory . The report argues that BAT's hidden lobbying activities, which are clearly not in the public interest, should be exposed to public scrutiny. The three largest Canadian tobacco companies, Imperial Tobacco Canada (a division of British American Tobacco), JTI-Macdonald Corp and Rothmans Benson & Hedges, were

2666-433: The company owns and operates several specialty services. This includes 56 Shoppers Home Health Care stores (renamed to "Wellwise by Shoppers Drug Mart"), which sell and service assisted-living devices, home-care products, and mobility and medical equipment; Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network, a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and comprehensive patient support services; and MediSystem Technologies Inc.,

2728-664: The dispensary, requiring his pharmacists to wear starched white coats as a symbol of their professionalism. In the mid-1950s, he began acquiring other drug stores and organized them around a then-novel franchising concept: pharmacist associates would own and operate their own stores within the system and share in the profits. In 1968, Shoppers Drug Mart grew to 52 stores in Ontario by merging with 33 Plaza Drugstores. In 1971, Shoppers Drug Mart purchased 87 Cunningham Drug Stores in British Columbia and Alberta. In 1972, Koffler and

2790-610: The local Wing Tai Vo Tobacco Company, which developed into BAT's principal Chinese partner after its success with the "Ruby Queen" cigarette brand. In 1911, the American Tobacco Company sold its share of the company. Imperial Tobacco gradually reduced its shareholding, but it was not until 1980 that it divested its remaining interests in the company. At its peak in 1937, BAT manufactured and distributed 55 billion cigarettes in China. The company's assets were seized by

2852-562: The mandate to prevent substance abuse through health promotion and education impacting children and youth. CODA develops/delivers preventive drug abuse programs to youth aged 12–19 in 104 Canadian school communities which include students/teachers other youth/adults associated with high school and feeder schools, local community groups/social services/community centres/police and other points of community focus including culturally diverse groups/populations. In 1971, Koffler and two other Jewish community leaders, Albert Latner and Ray Wolfe, purchased

2914-616: The marketing practices of the company in Africa and specifically the way the company targets younger Africans with branded music events, competitions and the sale of single cigarette sticks. Many of the practices uncovered by Bannatyne appeared to break BAT's own code of conduct and company standards. Towards the end of the programme, Bannatyne interviewed Chris Proctor, Head of Science and Regulation, in which Proctor admitted that advertisements targeting children from three African countries were 'disappointing'. In many of these undeveloped countries,

2976-593: The product would be test-marketed in Portland, Oregon and Austin, Texas by the end of the month. BAT has diversified into various fields at different times in its history. Its U.S. retail division, BATUS Retail Group , acquired Gimbels , Kohl's , and Saks Fifth Avenue in the 1970s and Marshall Field's and its divisions in 1982. It purchased the United Kingdom retail chain Argos in 1979. The company sold Kohl's grocery stores to A&P in 1983. In 1986, BATUS sold

3038-676: The right to) sell the product for such use in Newfoundland and Labrador . On July 15, 2013, Loblaw Companies announced that it would acquire Shoppers Drug Mart for $ 12.4 billion, pending shareholder and regulatory approval. The deal was approved by the Competition Bureau on March 21, 2014, and completed on March 28, 2014. As a result of the merger, the chain began to develop synergies with Loblaw's grocery stores. Most prominently, Shoppers Drug Mart locations began to stock products from Loblaw's President's Choice & No Name brands; likewise, Loblaw's grocery stores could now stock Shoppers' "Life" brand products. Customers can earn points through

3100-1375: The rights to all of these brands in every nation they are marketed. Local brands owned by British American Tobacco include: Benson & Hedges , John Players Gold Leaf, Dunhill , Lucky Strike, Hollywood, Derby (Bangladesh), State Express 555 (Vietnam), Belmont (Colombia, Chile, Nicaragua and Venezuela), Jockey Club (Argentina), Stradbroke (Australia), Hollywood , Derby, Free, Minister and Plaza (Brazil), du Maurier (Canada), Prince (Denmark), North State (Finland), HB (Germany), Sopianae (Hungary), Wills (India), Ardath, Bentoel, and Tali Jagat (Indonesia), Carrolls, Carrolls Kings, Grand Parade, Black Allen (Germany), Sweet Afton , Major (Ireland), Boots, Alas (Mexico), Gold Leaf (Bangladesh, Pakistan), Jan III Sobieski (Poland), Yava Gold (Russia), Courtleigh, Peter Styvesant (South Africa), Kent, Pall Mall, Perilly's , Peter Stuyvesant , and Rothmans ( Malaysia ), Parisienne (Switzerland), Kent and Maltepe (Turkey), Xon, Astra and Karvon (Uzbekistan), Craven A (Vietnam and Jamaica) as well as BAT snus, Holiday, Freedom and Park Drive (New Zealand), Royals (UK and Malta), Embassy (Kenya), Viceroy , Newport, Lucky Strike in Dominican Republic and Delta in El Salvador. On 11 June 2006, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company announced that it would manufacture Camel brand snus in Sweden in partnership with British American Tobacco;

3162-444: The site. Then in 2008, BAT acquired Turkey's state-owned cigarette maker Tekel . In July 2008, BAT acquired the cigarette and snus operations of the Scandinavian Tobacco Group . BAT acquired 60% of Indonesia's Bentoel Group in 2009 before increasing its stake to 100% the following year. In May 2011, BAT acquired the Colombian company Productora Tabacalera de Colombia S.A.S. (Protabaco). In October 2015, BAT acquired

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3224-635: The space formerly occupied by Hard Rock Cafe . In September 2018, Health Canada approved the chain as a licensed medical marijuana producer. The company does not intend to actually produce the product but had signed supply arrangements with companies such as Aurora Cannabis , Aphria, Inc. , MedReleaf Corp. (owned by Aurora) and Tilray Inc., pending approval of its application for a license. On 17 October 2018, cannabis became legal for recreational use across Canada, but Shoppers has not given any indication that it has an interest in recreational sales. Its parent company, Loblaw Companies Ltd., had applied to (and won

3286-458: The spread of "extremist views" from fundamentalists in countries such as Afghanistan, the industry would have to "prepare to fight a hurricane". The Nigerian federal government filed a lawsuit against BAT and two other tobacco companies in 2007. Nigeria sought $ 42.4 billion, $ 34.4 billion of which the government seeks in anticipation of the future cost of treating Nigerians for tobacco-related illnesses. It also sought $ 1.04 billion as

3348-478: The subject of the largest class action lawsuit in Canadian history. The case started on 12 March 2012 in Quebec Superior Court , and the companies face a potential payout of C$ 27 billion (US$ 21.6 billion) in damages and penalties. In addition, a number of Canadian provinces are teaming to sue tobacco companies to recover healthcare costs caused by smoking. On 1 June 2015, Quebec Superior Court Justice Brian Riordan has awarded more than $ 15 billion to Quebec smokers in

3410-404: Was appointed chairman and chief executive officer of the company. In November of that same year, Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation was publicly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In 2002, Shoppers Drug Mart introduced its first large format stores, with more space and a stronger focus on cosmetic products. Typically the cosmetics section faces the entrance, with the pharmacy counter at the back and

3472-411: Was branded the "Wills World Cup" and thereby achieved a high level of brand recognition for the Wills cigarette brand in India where young cricket fans were a key target market. BAT previously sponsored the London Symphony Orchestra . Furthermore, BAT established The British American Tobacco Internship programme which is designed to help new graduates gain experience in their chosen field of study in

3534-440: Was completed in July 2017. In April 2017, the company announced the acquisition of a number of Bulgarian cigarette brands from Bulgartabac for more than €100 million. In March 2021, the company bought a stake of close to 20% in the Canada-based cannabis producer OrganiGram for about £126 million as part of a diversification strategy. In May 2023, the company's chief executive, Jack Bowles, resigned with immediate effect. He

3596-432: Was criticized for enacting sales quotas on pharmacists for MedsCheck, a government sponsored program in Ontario . MedsCheck reimburses healthcare providers for medication reviews, allowing for a maximum billing of $ 75 per patient, which led to the profitability of enacting sales targets. CBC News reported that approximately 1.4 million dollars was billed to the province for a week in February 2024. A class action lawsuit

3658-448: Was demerged (Argos was acquired by previous parent company GUS plc in 1998). The Group was a major financial services company with the acquisitions of Eagle Star (1984), Allied Dunbar (1985) and the Farmers Group, Inc. (1988). Around 1996 British American Tobacco merged its financial operations into a single operating unit, British American Financial Services (BAFS). This division merged with Zurich Insurance Company in 1998 to form

3720-622: Was filed against the company in regards to these quotas. Murray Koffler Murray Bernard Koffler OC OOnt (January 22, 1924 – November 5, 2017) was a Canadian pharmacist , businessman, and philanthropist. He was best known for founding the Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart , establishing the Koffler Centre of the Arts , co-founding the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, and as an initial investor, co-founder and partner in Four Seasons Hotels . Born in Toronto , Ontario , to Romanian-born Jewish immigrant parents, Koffler attended Oakwood Collegiate Institute , and then received

3782-404: Was presented with the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year Award. Koffler was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 1991. He was also named to the Order of Ontario in 1992 and received an honorary doctorate from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 1976. The Murray Koffler Urologic Wellness Centre and the Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto

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3844-534: Was replaced by Tadeu Marroco, who had served as finance director for four years. On 14 September 2023, the company announced the sale of BAT Russia to a consortium led by local management. BAT Russia changed its name to the International Tobacco Marketing Services Group. The company offers an extensive range of brands: Global brands include Dunhill , Kent , North State, Lucky Strike , Pall Mall , Vogue , Rothmans International , Winfield , State Express 555 , KOOL , and Viceroy . BAT does not necessarily own

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