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Sigma eyes PPE opportunity as sales slide – Sydney Morning Herald
The pharmacy operator says there are bright spots despite virus lockdowns providing challenges for some chemists.
Pharmacy wholesaler Sigma Healthcare says the coronavirus pandemic has delivered some opportunities including the rising importance of personal protective equipment, despite sales and underlying profit sliding for the first half of 2021.
The business, which has chemist brands including Guardian and Amcal, posted sales revenue of $1.6 billion for the six months to June, down 12.5 per cent. Sales were impacted by the My Chemist and Chemist Warehouse Group’s exit last year, though Sigma has since …
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