Farmacias Ahumada S.A. - Introduction

Introduction

Avenida Vicuna Mackenna 585
Santiago
Chile
Telephone: ( + 56) 2 222-1122
Fax: ( + 56) 2 661-9410
Web site: http://www.farmaciasahumada.cl

Public Company
Incorporated: 1977
Employees: 11,762
Sales: CLP 605.67 billion ($1.08 billion) (2004)
Stock Exchanges: Santiago
Ticker Symbol: FASA
NAIC: 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing; 325620 Toilet Preparation Manufacturing; 445120 Convenience Stores; 446110 Pharmacies and Drug Stores; 446120 Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies and Perfume Stores

Farmacias Ahumada S.A. (Fasa) is the largest drugstore chain in Latin America and one of the largest in the world in number of outlets, with a network of nearly 1,000 pharmacies in Chile, Peru, Brazil, and Mexico. These well-lit stores function like U.S. and British drugstore chains, offering a large variety of merchandise besides their core business of providing the consumer with cosmetics and chemical and pharmaceutical products. They accept a variety of credit cards, including Fasa's own, and most of them stay open all night, aided by highly visible security. Fasa manufactures some of the products that it sells. The company is based in Santiago, the capital of Chile.