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Jean Coutu Group Inc.
Company type
Subsidiary
Traded as
TSX: PJC.A:APH
Industry
Drug Stores
Founded
1969
Headquarters
Varennes, Quebec
,
Canada
Key people
Jean Coutu
Revenue
$2977.9 million (2017)[1]
Number of employees
20 000 (2016)[2]
Parent
Metro Inc. (2018–present)
Website
www.jeancoutu.com
The headquarters of Jean Coutu Group in Varennes, Quebec.A Jean Coutu pharmacy in Shediac, New Brunswick.
The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. is a Canadian drugstore chain headquartered in Varennes, Quebec. It has more than 400 franchised locations in New Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec under the PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, and PJC Santé banners. The company was once the third largest distributor and retailer of pharmaceuticals and related products in North America, with nearly 2,200 drug stores. Its American stores have been sold to Rite Aid.
The company is also known for its private line "Personnelle", which produces a wide variety of products such as cosmetics, papers, and pharmaceutical products. Since 2017, the main distribution warehouse is located in Varennes, Quebec (after Longueuil 1976-2015), though there is also a large distribution warehouse in Hawkesbury, Ontario, since 2005.[a][citation needed]
^THE JEAN COUTU GROUP – FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR 2017 RESULTS Archived 2022-01-10 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 June 2020.
^"Company Profile for Jean Coutu Group Inc (CA;PJC.A)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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$2977.9 million (2017)[1]
