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Two family-owned pharmacies in Chester have been bought by a midlands-based pharmacist looking to “grow his portfolio in the region”, a broker has announced.
Westminster Park Pharmacy and Owen’s Chemist, trading as Salrook Healthcare Limited, are situated just a mile apart in Chester and dispense roughly 13,000 items per month between them.
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