Extrafarma
{{short description|Drugstore chain}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Extrafarma S.A.
| logo = Extrafarma_Logo.png
| type= Subsidiary
| slogan =
| founded = 1960
| hq_location_city = Belém
| hq_location_country = Brazil
| num_employees = 7,000
| key_people = Paulo Lacerda (CEO)
| owner = Ultrapar
| products = Pharmaceuticals
| homepage = {{URL|extrafarma.com.br/}}
}}
Extrafarma is the drugstore chain owned by Ultrapar. The company is among the top 10 largest pharmacy chains in Brazil, with stores located throughout the north, northeast and southern regions of the country.{{cite web |url=http://oglobo.globo.com/economia/grupo-ultra-compra-rede-de-drogarias-extrafarma-por-1-bilhao-10220738|title=Grupo Ultra compra rede de drogarias Extrafarma por R$1 Bilhão|date=October 2013| accessdate=4 June 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.plancorp.com.br/news/private/2300-extrafarma-negocia-venda-de-participacao-para-fundos.html|title=Extrafarma negocia venda de participação para fundos|accessdate=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613114654/http://www.plancorp.com.br/news/private/2300-extrafarma-negocia-venda-de-participacao-para-fundos.html|archive-date=13 June 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://www.diarioonline.com.br/noticia-258299-extrafarma-se-associa-a-grupo-ultra.html?92497299|title=Extrafarma se associa ao grupo Ultra |date=30 September 2013 | accessdate=4 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.infomoney.com.br/ultrapar/noticia/2984895/ultrapar-compra-dona-extrafarma-entra-setor-varejo-farmaceutico |title=Ultrapar compra dona da Extrafarma e entra no setor de varejo farmacêutico|date=30 September 2013| accessdate=4 June 2015}}
The company has more than 400 stores in 10 States{{Cite web |last=Aguiar |first=Victor |last2=Carvalho |first2=Victor Aguiar, Renato |date=2021-05-18 |title=Ultrapar confirma a venda da Extrafarma para a Pague Menos; entenda o que muda para as companhias |url=https://www.seudinheiro.com/2021/empresas/ultrapar-extrafarma-pague-menos-analise/ |access-date=2023-03-28 |website=Seu Dinheiro |language=pt-br}} and more than 7000 employees.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
History
Pedro de Castro Lazera founded the company Imifarma on 2 December 1960. It was initially focused on the drug distribution market.{{cite web |url=http://www.cosmeticanews.com.br/leitura.php?n=extrafarma-negocia-venda-de-parte-da-empresa-para-financiar-expansao&id=4178 |title=Extrafarma negocia venda de parte da empresa para financiar a expansão|date=February 2013| accessdate=4 June 2015}}
In the 1990s, Imifarma started to operate in the retail market through its own network of pharmacies under the name Extrafarma. The store chain began in the city of Belém and expanded to other areas in the state of Pará and in the neighbor state of Amapá. Later, it expanded to the states of Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí and Rio Grande do Norte.
In 2013, Extrafarma was acquired by Ultra. With the acquisition, Ultra entered the pharmaceutical retail industry and made Extrafarma its third distribution business and specialty retail chain, along with Ipiranga and Ultragaz.{{cite web |url=http://maranhaomaravilha.blogspot.com/2013/09/grupo-ultrapar-compra-rede-de-farmacias.html |title=Grupo Ultraframa compra a rede de farmácias Extrafarma por R$1 bi | accessdate=4 June 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ormnews.com.br/noticia.asp?noticia_id=675954#.VFo5L_TF9n0 |title=Extrafarma anuncia associação com o grupo Ultra por R$1bilhão |accessdate=4 June 2015 |archive-date=13 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613155412/http://www.ormnews.com.br/noticia.asp?noticia_id=675954#.VFo5L_TF9n0 |url-status=dead }} With the acquisition, Extrafarma will expand and open new pharmacy stores inside Ipiranga gas stations and Ultragaz resellers.{{cite web |url=http://www.valor.com.br/empresas/3289182/ultra-compra-extrafarma-por-r-1-bi |title=Ultra compra Extrafarma por R$1 bi | accessdate=4 June 2015}}
Awards
ADVB-PA Award – Association of Sales and Marketing Managers from Brazil: Top Environmental Company Award, 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.diarioonline.com.br/noticias/para/noticia-229909-.html |title=ADVBPA premia empresas top do mercado paraense |accessdate=4 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619001415/http://www.diarioonline.com.br/noticias/para/noticia-229909-.html |archivedate=19 June 2015 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.diariodopara.com.br/impressao.php?idnot=164158|title=ADVBPA premia as melhores práticas | accessdate=4 June 2015}}