Pharmaprix Opens the Seventh Enhanced galerieBEAUTÉ ™ on Rue Sainte-Catherine, Downtown Montreal

TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2015 /CNW/ - Continuing its commitment to give Canadians the best beauty experience in retail, Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix today unveiled its Enhanced galerieBEAUTÉ ™ on Rue Sainte-Catherine, downtown Montreal.  Featuring 18 prestige brands, this will be the seventh Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix location in Canada to offer customers an elevated prestige beauty experience and the first in Quebec. The 4,000 square-foot galerieBEAUTÉ features new fixtures, digital signage, enhanced fragrance and skin care areas and provides customers with a luxurious retail environment complemented by a wide assortment of prestigious brands.

"Our goal is to offer a unique and inspiring experience leveraging our customer insights in beauty while also integrating emerging customer trends," said Mike Motz, President, Shoppers Drug Mart. "Shoppers Drug Mart has always pushed the envelope when it comes to the beauty category and as a result we have become the market leader in mass and prestige cosmetics, fragrances and skin care products and the beauty destination of choice for Canadian women."

The design was inspired by a gift box and the idea of unravelling a ribbon to reveal the present. The ribbon concept can be seen in the elements of the store design including the digital signage wrapped around the boutique and the finishing elements extending over the fixtures to the ceiling. The boutique's design allows customers to feel comfortable browsing in an environment that is modern, sleek and interactive while also catering to their need to complete their shopping quickly.

"We are thrilled to continue to evolve and enhance our concept by modernizing the fixtures, adapt to changing shopping behaviours, incorporate new communication vehicles like digital signage and grow our brand assortment to include new prestige vendors," said Cathy Masson, Vice-President Category Management, Shoppers Drug Mart. "We introduced this new concept all while holding true to our principles of knowledgeable and unbiased service in an enjoyable and convenient shopping experience."

In addition to a newly designed Enhanced galerieBEAUTÉ, this new store will continue to offer a wide assortment of health, beauty and convenience essentials including the full service pharmacy.

About Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is one of the most recognized and trusted names in Canadian retailing.  The Company is the licensor of full-service retail drug stores operating under the name Shoppers Drug Mart (Pharmaprix in Québec).  With over 1,250 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores operating in prime locations in each province and two territories, the Company is one of the most convenient retailers in Canada.  The Company also licenses or owns 59 medical clinic pharmacies operating under the name Shoppers Simply Pharmacy (Pharmaprix Simplement Santé in Québec) and six luxury beauty destinations operating as Murale.  As well, the Company owns and operates 62 Shoppers Home Health Care stores, making it the largest Canadian retailer of home health care products and services.  In addition to its retail store network, the Company owns Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc., a provider of specialty drug distribution, pharmacy and comprehensive patient support services; and MediSystem Technologies Inc., a provider of pharmaceutical products and services to long-term care facilities. Shoppers Drug Mart is a unique and independent operating division of Loblaw Companies Limited. 

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