Saint John Area Shoppers Drug Mart Employee Has Coronavirus
Two Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Greater Saint John had to close this weekend after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Two Shoppers Drug Mart locations in Greater Saint John had to close this weekend after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
Major retailers in the Maritimes and the industry’s largest association say the supply chain is strong and working to meet unprecedented stockpiling and panic buying during the coronavirus pandemic.
Sequoia’s Dieppe and Downtown Moncton stores are offering free home deliveries and parking lot pick-ups; places like On the Vine in Saint John are having special hours for seniors.
Organigram will provide oils, dried flowers and other derivative products as they become available to Medical Cannabis by Shoppers, the pharmacy chain’s online platform.
Mike Boivin, a pharmacist consultant with Shoppers, says many people in the province don’t have access to a family doctor or have one that is opposed to recommending cannabis.
The company operates Shoppers and Superstore locations in Atlantic Canada.
The move comes as Loblaw more than doubled its third-quarter profit compared with a year ago.