Numark (pharmacy)
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Numark Ltd
Private company limited by shares
A private company limited by shares, usually called a private limited company , is a type of company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, Scotland, that of certain Commonwealth countries and the Republic of Ireland...

 is a chain of independent pharmacies in the UK
United Kingdom
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. With over 2,500 outlets throughout England
England
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, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

, Scotland
Scotland
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 and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

, they are the largest such chain in the UK.

Each pharmacy business within Numark is an independently-owned outlet, but membership of Numark allows individual retailers to take advantage of group purchasing deals to reduce their costs. This model is known as a symbol group
Symbol group
Symbol group is a mainly British term for a form of franchise in the retail sector. They do not own or operate stores, but act as suppliers to independent grocers and small supermarkets and produce stores which then trade under a common banner...

, or virtual chain. Numark also offers marketing support, such as signage, advertising and demographic research for product targeting purposes, to its members.

Numark has a range of Own Brand products such as vitamins, otc medicines and toiletries.

Numark central office is based in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

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