Well, is the second largest overall pharmacy chain after the company Boots in the United Kingdom. It is the largest pharmacy chain in Wales. It is owned by the conglomerate Bestway.
The Co-operative Group, the previous owners of the chain, announced in July 2014 that they had come to an agreement to divest their pharmacy business to the Bestway Group for £620 million. The sale was completed in October 2014 and Bestway was given a licence to continue using the Co-operative brand for 12 months. In 2015, Bestway began to rebrand the company as Well.
Other retail co-operatives in the United Kingdom, such as Midcounties Co-operative, continued to operate Co-op Pharmacy branded stores, and these were not affected by the sale.
History
The Co-operative Pharmacy
The Co-operative Pharmacy was previously the trading name of National Co-operative Chemists, part of Co-operative Group Healthcare based in Rochdale,[1]