Leader Drug Stores
Encyclopedia
Leader Drug Stores is a network of over 3,100 independently owned and operated pharmacies
. It has a business affiliation with Cardinal Health
, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Leader Drug Stores". Cardinal Health also owns the franchise
chain The Medicine Shoppe. It operates like a retailers' cooperative
, though it is not owned by its members.
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
. It has a business affiliation with Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health, Inc., is a Fortune 500 health care services company based in Dublin, Ohio. Cardinal Health specializes in health care supply chain services, providing pharmaceuticals and medical products to more than 40,000 locations each day. The company is also a manufacturer of medical and...
, which sponsors the network and owns the name "Leader Drug Stores". Cardinal Health also owns the franchise
Franchising
Franchising is the practice of using another firm's successful business model. The word 'franchise' is of anglo-French derivation - from franc- meaning free, and is used both as a noun and as a verb....
chain The Medicine Shoppe. It operates like a retailers' cooperative
Retailers' cooperative
A retailers' cooperative is a type of cooperative which employs economies of scale on behalf of its retailer members. Retailers' cooperatives use their purchasing power to acquire discounts from manufacturers and often share marketing expenses. It is common for locally owned grocery stores,...
, though it is not owned by its members.