London Drugs

London Drugs is a Canadian pharmacy chain headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. They have 78 locations across the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Products and services offered by London Drugs include pharmaceuticals, groceries, photofinishing, and electronics.  

 History 
In 1945, Sam Bass opened the first London Drugs store on the corner of Main and Union Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. He named it after the city of London, England.

In 1968, Bass sold London Drugs to the U.S.-based Daylin, Inc. conglomerate. They did not see success with the company and decided to sell it the next year to the Canadian-based H.Y. Louie Group. After this sale, the company saw a large increase of business in Western Canada and grew very fast.

In 2004, London Drugs opened its Easternmost location in Winnipeg’s St. Vital Centre.

In 2024, there was a ransomware attack on the company and they had to shut down stores because of it. The cybercriminal gang LockBit demanded $25 million in 48 hours or they were going to release sensitive data. London Drugs did not pay and employee data was released but customer data was not.

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Category:1945 establishments in Canada
Category:Companies based in British Columbia
Category:Department stores of Canada
Category:Pharmacies of Canada