Can I combine a drugs store and a grocery store to run as one business?

[Trush Jodie]

In the quest to look for multiple streams of income, can a government approved drug store add some groceries to the shop to make additional income. Do you think it would dilute the original drugs store business?

 

[Starmix]

If you are licensed to operate a drug store being a pharmacist, then you can also sell groceries, but selected only the ones that are permitted by the health office.

 

[Min George]

I won't take such a drugs store serious. You can't be a pro in drugs and you are selling bread too. How would you convince me that you still know drugs?

 

[Starmix]

Our drug pharmacies here also sell groceries but in a separate counter. They are selling hybrid products in the grocery, expensive yet worth the price, The famous and the biggest pharmaceutical company is Mercury Drug.

 

[King Belieal]

Drug stores sell groceries but not in a full scale. They sell groceries that are related to general health like body treatment solutions.

 

[eLdavis]

Yes i think it's possible, there is a well known pharmacy in my area, recently they started selling things like short bread, cakes and the likes. Though it's in small quantities, so the pharmacy still remains the main business.