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Mercury Drug Corporation Company Pr Profile -Background Mercury Drug began from a bottle of sulfathiazole considered a wonder drug at that time for all maladies which was sold by b y piece or "tingi-tingi" in the sidewalks of ambang !t. !ta. Cruz Manila. It was #$%& and Manila had 'ust been liberated from the (apanese occupation. )he city was de*astated d e*astated and medicines were scarce and e+pensi*e. Mariano ,ue who worked in a drugstore before the war saw the need. e went to ambang !t. Manila where the action was then on ad*ice of a friend and saw a peddler selling sulfathiazole there. e recognized it as the wonder drug/ belie*ed to cure all diseases. !eeing a 0/ on the tablets he knew it was the genuine sulfathiazole. e tried to buy a bottle for P#11 the only money in his pocket. )he peddler wanted more but as Mariano ,ue had only P#11 the peddler agreed to sell to him. e then sold these tablets by b y piece or 2tingi-tingi3 to make the medicine more affordable. 0ith 0ith some profit he was able to purchase other medicines and e*entually a pushcart which he loaded with his growing supply of pharmaceutical goods. 4rom these humble beginnings the first Mercury Drug store opened on March # #$%& in ambang !t. Mercury Drug is more than 'ust a pharmacy p harmacy - it is the country/s trusted trusted and caring health and wellness partner pro*iding the widest range of branded and generic medicines as well as a complete line of healthcare and personal care products including medical de*ices and basic e*eryday needs. )hrough the years Mercury Drug has opened o pened store after store all o*er the Philippines to bring medicines within easy reach of its customers. )oday )oday it has grown into a *ast network of more than #111 stores nationwide with o*er #5111 employees who are continuously trained on product knowledge and customer ser*ice to ensure that customers "ha*e what you want when you want it where you want it how you want it.3
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- Products Mercury Drug Corporation is the Philippines6 dominant pharmacy group. )he ,uezon City-based company operates a national chain of more than %&1 drugstores including company-owned and franchised stores. Mercury Drug is estimated to sell as much as 71 percent of all medicines sold each year in the Philippines 8the country6s hospitals sell about #5 percent of medicines9. Mercury Drug6s pharmacies follow the :merican model combining drug and medical e;uipment sales with o*er-the-counter medicines personal care items basic household needs cosmetics and other beauty products and the like. Most of the company6s stores also are e;uipped to store and sell serums blood plasma albumin and similar biologically acti*e medical products. In addition to its drugstores Mercury operates a chain of Mercury Drug !uperstores.
Mercury Drug !uperstores. 4ounded by Mariano ,ue who first sold pills from a pushcart in the #$%1s Mercury Drug Corporation remains a pri*ately held company. =eadership of the company also remains in the family> )he company6s president is Mariano ,ue6s daughter ?i*ian ,ue-:scona. Mercury Drug is a subsidiary of the Mercury
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MACATANGAY, ANTONIO C. (!."
!OM%!O, OS%-INA .
O!TI)+'$IS, INOC%NCIO !. (ATTY."
TREASURER/DIRECTOR
CORPORATE SECRETARY
A)CONA, *I*IAN #$% DIRECTOR
&ATI'A!AN, S$'ICIO DIRECTOR
QUE, M., 4ilipino born on :ugust #& #$51. :s of 1$.$ ChairmanJPresident Mercury
of Companies Inc.K as of 17.11 Chairman Philusa CorporationK as of #1.11 Chairman M = M 4oods Inc.K as of 1L.11 PresidentJDirector )ropical ut 4ood Mart Inc.K as of 1A.$ ChairmanJPresident Mercury Drug CorporationK as of 1$.$$ PresidentJChief +ecuti*e fficerJDirector )rinity 4ranchising :nd Management Corp.K as of 17.11 Chairman Philusa Distributors Inc. ROMERO, J. P. :s of #1.11 ?ice President 4inanceJDirector M=M 4oods Inc.K as of 1.11
)reasurerJDirector Mercury Drug Corporation as of 1L.11 )reasurerJDirector )ropical ut 4ood Market Inc.K as of 15.11 )reasurerJCorporate !ecretaryJDirector lta Industries Inc.K as of 1$.$$ Director )rinity 4ranchising and Management Corporation. ORTIZ LUIS, I. JR . 4ilipino born on 4ebruary 7 #$AA. achelor of =aws :teneo De Manila
Hni*ersity. :s of 1A.$ Corporate !ecretary )rinity 4ranchising :nd Management Corp.K as of 1A.$ Corporate !ecretaryJDirector Milestone De*elopment Corp.K as of 1A.$ Corporate !ecretaryJDirector Pacifica :gri*et !upplies Inc.K as of 1A.$ Corporate !ecretaryJDirector :pollo Chemicals Inc.K as of 1A.$ Corporate !ecretary Mercury
Hni*ersity of !anto )omas. :s of 1A.$ PresidentJDirector Pacifica :gri*et !upplies Inc.K as of 1A.$ ?ice PresidentJDirector Milestone De*elopment Corp.K as of #1.11 Director M = M 4oods Inc.K as of 1A.$ PresidentJDirector :pollo Chemicals Inc.K as of 15.11 Director lta Industries Inc.K as of 1.11 PresidentJDirectorJ
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Br anc hi ngOuti nt he1970s Mer c ur yDr u gr emai n edao ne s t or eo pe r a t i o ni nt ot he1 96 0s .I nt h eme ant i me,Qu e c ont i nuedt odr i v ei nnov at i onsi nt heFi l i pi nophar mac ys ec t or .I n1948,f orex ampl e,Que beganadr ugdel i v er ys er v i c e,bec omi ngt hefi r s tt ous emot or i z edvehi c l es f ors wi f t er del i v er yt i mes .I nt he1950s ,Quee xpandedhi sst or ehour s ,i nt r oduc i nga17hour per da y ,s ev e nda y s per weekopeni ngs c hedul e.Par toft hemot i v a t i onbehi ndt hemo v e c amei nr ec ogni t i onofaFi l i pi not endenc yt oaut omedi c at et hei ri l l nes ses .Byr emai ni ng openl onger ,Mer c ur yDr ugr es pondedt oi t sc l i ent s ' demandsf ori nc r eas edac c es st o p ha r ma c eu t i c a lp r o du c t s .L au nc h edi n1 95 2,t h en ewo pe ni n gs c h ed ul ewa se x p an de d t o2 4h our spe rd ayi n19 65.
Mer c ur yDr ugbegani t sdr i v et obec omet hePhi l i ppi nes ' domi nantdr ugs t or egr o upi n t hen ex td ec a de .Att h eb egi n ni n go ft he1 96 0s ,t h ec ompa nywa sc o nt a ct edb yt he Ay al aCor por at i on,whi c hwasbui l di ngas hoppi ngc ent eri nMak at i .Ay al aoff er edt o l eas es pac et oMer c ur y ,i nor dert oi nc l udedr ugs t or es er v i c esatt hec ent er .Mer c ur y agr eed,andonc eagai nr ev eal edi t spenc hantf ori nnov at i on,openi ngt hec ount r y ' sfi r s t s el f s er v i c ephar mac yi n1963. T woy ear sl at er ,Mer c ur yopenedi t st hi r ddr ugs t or e,i nQui apo,whi c hbec amet he c ompan y' sfl ags hi pa nds ett hemo del f ori t sf ur t herde v el opment .I n1967,t hec ompan y openedac ent r al i z edwar ehous et os er v ei t sgr owi ngs t or ec hai n,i nt r oduc i ngc omput er gui dedt emper at ur ec ont r ol st os af eguar d i t spr oduc t s .Then,i n1969,t hec ompan y bec amet hefi r s tt oi nt r oduc ebi ol ogi c al r ef r i ger at or si ni t sst or es .Thi sper mi t t edt he c ompanyt oas sur et hequal i t yofi t sl i f es av i ngmedi c i nes . Mer c ur yDr ugbeganbui l di ngouti t snet wor kofdr ugs t or es ,s t a yi ngc l os et ot heMani l a ma r k e tf o rmu c ho ft h ee ar l y1 97 0s .Th ec o mp an yal s obe ga nb r a nc h i n go utb ey o n d phar mac eut i c al s al es .As i gni fi c antear l ypur c has ewast hatofMedi c al Cent erDr ug
Co r p or a t i o n( MCDC) .Fo un de di n19 46 ,MCDCf o c us e dons a l e so fp ha r ma c eu t i c a l s uppl i es ,equi pment ,andbas i cs ur gi c al i ns t r ument s . Thepur c has eofMCDC,c ompl ement ar yt oi t se x i s t i ngdr ugs t or ebus i nes s ,l e dMer c ur y Dr ugt och angei t ss t r uc t ur e.I n1972,Quecr eat edt heMer c ur yGr ou pofCompa ni es , I n c . ,wh i c hi nt u r no v er s a wMe r c u r yDr u ga ndMCDC.Bo t hc omp an i e sr e ma i n ed i n de pe nd entoft heo t h er ;i n1 98 0,MCDCc h an ge di t sname ,t oMe di c a lCe nt e rT r a di n g Cor por at i on( MCTC) ,i nor dert oh i ghl i g hti t sdi ff er enc ef r om Mer c ur yDr ug.MCTCt hen gr ewi nt ot hePhi l i ppi nes 'l eadi ngi mpor t eranddi s t r i but orofmedi c al ,hos pi t al , l abor at or y , andr el at edequi pment ,wi t hbr anc hest hr oughoutt heMet r oMani l aand s ur r oundi ngr egi on. MCT C wa sno tt h eo nl yv e n t u r eb yQu e( wh owa sj o i n edbyd au gh t e rVi v i a nQu eAs c ona,l at erpr es i dentofMer c ur yDr ug)t oe x pandbe y ondhi sdr ugs t or eemp i r e.The i nt r oduc t i onoft hec onv eni enc es t or ec onc epti nt hePhi l i ppi nesi nt heear l y1980s r epr es ent edbo t hane ws our c eofc ompe t i t i onf orMer c ur yDr u gandane wo ppor t uni t y . Mer c ur yde v el op edi t sownc on v en i enc ef or mati nr es pons et ot hegr o wt hofc ompe t i t or s s uc has711.T ypi c al l yl oc at ednex tt oi t sdr ugs t or es ,t heMer c ur yDr ugSuper s t or es e x p an de dt h ec o mp an y ' sr a ng eo fg oo dsb e y o nddr u gsa n di n t owi d erc o ns u me r c at egor i es ,s uc hasbeaut yandper s onal c ar epr oduc t s ,f as t f oods ,andt hel i k e. Separ at el y , t heQuef ami l yaddedot heri nt er es t s ,i nc l udi ngt heQ* 10c onv eni enc es t or e f or matandt heT r opi c al Hutf as t f oodr es t aur antc hai n.Nonet hel es s ,Mer c ur yDr ug Cor por at i onr emai nedt hef oc usoft hef ami l y ' shol di ngs .
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