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The top ten: the business lowdown
What kind of business and finance information were pharmacists looking for this year? Here’s our top 10 business columns for 2020 The importance of being flexible, adjusting for new conditions …
Staying strong
The pharmacy business sales market is staying strong, with many pharmacists believing prices are likely to increase, a survey has revealed A majority of pharmacists believe that pharmacy business sales …
Amplified change: how to avoid disaster
What steps can pharmacy owners take to help prevent their business from succumbing to the external forces that threaten disaster? Bruce Annabel & Mal Scrymgeour investigate We recently watched a …
Pharmacy’s new ‘golden triangle’
Linking your forward pharmacy service model to your rostering and to your commercial target setting. Glenn Guilfoyle explains why it’s essential, and how to do it Linking your forward pharmacy …
Extension of pandemic entitlements for health sector employees
What you need to know: a guide by Stephanie McGrath What is Schedule X? On 8 April 2020 the Fair Work Commission issued a decision on pandemic leave for Health Sector …
A record new low
The Reserve Bank has recently cut interest rates to a record new low. Natalie Sirianni predicts what impact this may have on pharmacy values At its meeting on Tuesday 3 …
The new normal
As Australia starts to look at life in a COVID-normal environment, Steph McGrath explores how pharmacists, their colleagues and employees are adapting to the consequences of the pandemic As the …
It’s just not cricket
Wearing varieties of beige may have worked for a former Australian cricket captain, but a beige pharmacy won’t survive or prosper, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour Cricket is an …
Budget 2020: What you need to know
What does the 2020/21 Federal Budget mean for community pharmacy? Victoria Le from Peak Strategies identifies the key announcements Last Tuesday night Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, delivered the federal …
What’s on the market?
A look at the five key steps you need to complete to find the right pharmacy to buy By Natalie Sirianni, director, Attain Business Brokers Finding a pharmacy to buy …
The pandemic problem
The last couple of months have seen a resurgence of the coronavirus in Australia, with Victoria forced into a lockdown of unprecedented severity. What impact have recent developments had on …
Not being Walmart
Successful discounters have a model for success. If you want to compete and thrive you need to have your own well-formulated strategy, say Bruce Annabel and Mal Scrymgeour At first …