Dr. Max Group has significantly consolidated its presence on the Romanian market and reached more than 950 drugstores across the country, compared to 769 units at end-202, as per company data. In almost one year, the pharmacy chain has expanded by more than 180 units, in line with calculatons by Ziarul Financiar (ZF) daily.
In Romania, Dr. Max Group’s consolidated turnover growth rate has outpaced the level at European level. Thus, beside Romania, the Group also has pharmacies in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Serbia and Italy. Overall, Dr. Max Group has some 3.000 units in the six countries mentioned before, of which nearly a thid in Romania alone.
Dr. Max entered the Romanian market in 2017, following the takeover of Arta pharmacies. In 2018, it acquired the A&D Pharma Group and in 2020, the Dr. Max brand was launched and gradually replaced the Punkt and Sensiblu brands.