Drugstore Ahmad focuses on Convenience and services

Gone is the time when the drugstore or pharmacy sell only medicines. In order to align the concept of practicality and convenience, the Drugstore Ahmad has invested increasingly in offering services that optimize the time of purchase. "I believe that pharmacies do not have to sell just remedies, so our idea is to create services. We have larger stores, with all food, cleaning supplies and utilities, as well as perfumery, hygiene items and orthopedic. It is a way to optimize the time and offer to the consumer all he needs in one place, "says Modest Ahmad oak Neto, ceo of Drugstore Ahmad, in an exclusive interview to the newspaper Fun News. The concept is based on the operation of the second largest company which operates pharmacies in the United States, Walgreens.
Grow in quality not in quantity with 170 stores in Minas Gerais, the network intends to get to the end of the year with 200 units. "Our philosophy is not quantity, but rather quality billing. From this year we have already started to get stronger in the interior of Minas Gerais and the forecast for next year is to open 50 more stores. Our focus is Minas Gerais for being the second largest State and a very big opportunity for us. ", says the Executive. For the year of 2018, the expectation is to reach a turnover in the order of R $2.2 billion. According to Modest, while the networks of drugstores in the country sell up to £ $500,000 per store, the Drugstore Ahmad sells R $1 million per unit.
Distribution Center in Counting the network also began operating this year, a new distribution center in Contagem, in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (MG). With an investment of RS $100 million, the site has an area of 33000 m ² with a capacity to serve up to 650 stores. "We''re going to triple our number of stores.", reveals the President. The company is expected to reach 450 stores until 2022.