Pharmacy Retail Sales trends
RPM Retail publishes a monthly Retail Pharmacy Sales Report - and the trend for 2021 has been difficult to gauge because of the COVID...
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John Saywell
- Dec 31, 2020
- 4 min
How independent pharmacies can survive and thrive in 2021
In the article below I list the four key areas for your team to focus on to ensure your pharmacy’s future success.
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John Saywell
- Aug 17, 2020
- 2 min
Retail sales - winners and losers
The latest Level 2 lockdown in Auckland and Level 3 alert for the rest of the country triggered a surge in retail spending in pharmacies...
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John Saywell
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
It's time to get online!
Read my latest article for The Pharmacy Guild of NZ on how to keep your business current with an online presence.
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John Saywell
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
NZ Pharmacy - Retail Sales During Lockdown #2
There are clear lessons from pharmacy retail sales over the last two months that community pharmacies need to focus on their essential role.
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John Saywell
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
NZ Pharmacy - Retail Sales During Lockdown
NZ Pharmacies have continued to trade as essential services during the lockdown, and have struggled to adapt to the continuously evolving...
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John Saywell
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
Focus on the Top Sellers
Here's the top selling products in NZ pharmacy during lockdown. You can click to download the list of products and prices.
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John Saywell
- Mar 10, 2020
- 1 min
COVID-19 fuels pharmacy sales
How has the growing concern about COVID-19 impacted on pharmacy's retail sales? Read the full article here
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John Saywell
- May 17, 2019
- 1 min
Retail Merchandising Best Practice
If you've ever wondered about the art and science of Retail Merchandising - and how it works, take a look at this selection of...
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John Saywell
- Jan 20, 2019
- 1 min
Rangiora Vet Centre takes charge of inventory
The Rangiora Vet Centre operates three busy practices in North Canterbury and is leading the way in both their services and systems. Read...
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John Saywell
- Jan 6, 2019
- 3 min
The Top 7 Retail Pharmacy Trends in 2018
1. Retail customer numbers fall Customers declined -2% last year and this has occurred steadily for more than a decade even though...
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John Saywell
- Nov 12, 2018
- 3 min
Leading Your Instore Experience
NZ retailing is entering into a period of more intense, price-focused competition for the wallets of customers. This makes it more...
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John Saywell
- Sep 15, 2018
- 2 min
How many “core” retail products should you stock?
One of the most important questions for any retailer (and pharmacy is no different) is how to decide what products to carry in your shop....
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John Saywell
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
Change is hard
We all get into habits in our day-to-day work and our behaviors become so routine that it becomes difficult to see any other way of doing...
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John Saywell
- May 11, 2018
- 1 min
Retail best-practice
I presented a 7-step system to the Access Pharmacy Conference in Queenstown in 2018. You can view this presentation as an online...
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John Saywell
- May 2, 2018
- 3 min
How to avoid the retail apocalypse
We all know that the internet is changing the way most businesses operate. Convenience, bigger selection, cheaper prices and free...
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John Saywell
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
The retail store - redefined
New technology often seems to receive a lot of hype in the early years before it finally “arrives” and changes the world in ways that...
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John Saywell
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
Your "Triple Bottom Line"
At this time of the year many business owners will undertake long term planning for their business. This provides a much-needed...
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John Saywell
- Dec 19, 2017
- 1 min
New pharmacy group provides the antidote
Dunedin pharmacists Chin Loh and Lorealle Lam are owners of the Antidote group of pharmacies which are providing a fresh, new approach to...
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John Saywell
- Oct 7, 2017
- 3 min
It's Not All About Lower Prices
As New Zealand waits for the formation of our next MMP government we can reflect on what this shows us about the way that we as a...
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