Dutch Online Retailer Shop Apotheke Exits Spain Due To Limited Growth Opportunities

A sluggish online pharmacy market and over-enthusiastic regulation have forced pan-European online retailer Shop Apotheke to withdraw from Spain.

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• Source: Shop Apotheke

Netherlands-based Shop Apotheke Europe is closing its Spanish business, citing the country’s sluggish online pharmacy market and over-enthusiastic regulation as decisive factors influencing the decision.

“Compared to other European countries, the Spanish online pharmacy market has grown less dynamically in the last couple of years and has therefore not yet

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