Subscribers can listen to this articleThe retail chain says sales from pharmacies in large malls across the country have remained sluggish, while online sales have ballooned.
Sales have recovered to double digit growth in stores located in convenience centres, or smaller shopping centres. pharmacies in big malls across the country, such as Sandton City, have remained sluggish in the aftermath of the hard lockdown instituted towards the end of March. Sales from pharmacies located in malls were in any case growing at only half the pace of sales from smaller shopping centres in the first four weeks of March before the lockdown began."Covid-19 has matured the e-commerce environment and consumer adaption by 3 to 5 years," it said.
"As a result of social distancing, increased sanitising measures, people working from home and children not going to school, the country experienced fewer cold and flu cases than in previous years. This adversely impacted the dispensary category, specifically over the counter sales," Dis-Chem said.
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