McCauley

What McCauley does

McCauley Health & Beauty Pharmacy Limited is an Irish pharmacy and health-and-beauty retailer operating 35 stores nationwide under the umbrella of Uniphar Group, headquartered at Citywest Business Park, Dublin. The company sells a broad retail assortment across vitamins and supplements, OTC health, skincare (Cerave, La Roche Posay, Clarins, Skingredients), fragrances (Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Hugo Boss, Dolce & Gabbana), beauty and makeup, haircare, mother and baby, and electrical items. In parallel, it delivers regulated clinical services including flu, COVID-19, shingles, pneumonia and travel vaccinations; blood pressure, cholesterol, HbA1c and blood glucose checks; pharmacist-led Common Conditions consultations; an €20 Online Doctor service; and prescription handling, blister packing and a prescription texting service for residential-care patients. Distribution is omnichannel — physical stores, an owned e-commerce platform at mccauley.ie, free click & collect, next day delivery on orders over €75, and a mobile app enabling prescription ordering with 1-hour pickup.

The business operates a hybrid retail-plus-services revenue model. Retail product sales are largely transactional, one-off purchases, while prescription services generate recurring revenue and Online Doctor plus private clinical services operate on per-unit pricing. Customer segments are predominantly individual Irish consumers and families, with secondary segments in residential-care patients and parents/expectant mothers; there is no meaningful enterprise or B2B channel exposed in the data. Marketing spans a health-and-beauty content hub, organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn), email newsletters, and seasonal promotional campaigns including Black Friday. Operational and marketing technology is standard e-commerce plus a mobile application — no proprietary AI, API platform, or developer-facing product is disclosed, and no patents or formal awards are on record. Brand parent Uniphar Group (a diversified pharma and healthcare group) and operational affinity with sibling brand Hickey's Pharmacy provide wholesale, logistics and shared-service infrastructure.

Name

McCauley

Legal name

McCauley Health & Beauty Pharmacy Limited

Website

https://mccauley.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

McCauley is an Irish pharmacy and health-and-beauty retail chain operating 35 stores nationwide plus an e-commerce platform and mobile app, serving individual consumers, families, and residential-care patients with pharmacy dispensing, clinical services, and premium beauty products under Uniphar Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy-Led Health & Wellness Discount Retail (CRAEAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Discount Drugstores with Clinics (Retail Health Clinics) (CRAEAHAE)

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Health and beauty retail
• Pharmacy vaccinations
• Prescription management
• Online doctor consultations

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Sale of health, beauty, fragrance, skincare, vitamins, baby care, and electrical products through physical stores and online platform
2. Pharmacy Services: Revenue from professional pharmacy services including vaccinations (flu, COVID-19, shingles, pneumonia, travel), health screenings (blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose, HbA1c), Online Doctor consultations, and medication management
3. Prescription Services: Prescription handling, blister pack services, and prescription texting service

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

McCauley is a retail pharmacy and health & beauty chain operating 35 physical stores in Ireland alongside an e-commerce platform, selling vitamins and supplements, over-the-counter health products, skincare, fragrances, beauty and makeup, haircare, mother and baby care, and electrical/gifting items from multiple third-party brands. The retail offering is complemented by in-pharmacy clinical services including vaccinations, health checks, pharmacist consultations for common conditions, prescription management, blister pack services, and an Online Doctor consultation service.

Product overview

McCauley is an Irish pharmacy chain offering a comprehensive retail pharmacy and wellness platform. The core offering consists of physical and online retail of health, beauty, and wellness products across categories including vitamins and supplements, over-the-counter medications, skincare, fragrances, beauty and makeup, haircare, mother and baby care, and electrical/gifting items. Complementing the retail business, McCauley provides clinical pharmacy services including vaccinations (flu, COVID-19, shingles, pneumonia, travel), health monitoring (blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes checks), an online doctor service, and medication management support. The company operates a digital platform with a mobile app for prescription management and offers approximately 35 physical store locations with click-and-collect and delivery options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flu Vaccination Service
• COVID-19 Vaccination COVID-19 booster vaccination available at participating McCauley pharmacies for individual consumers.
• Health Checks and Monitoring Suite of in-pharmacy health monitoring services for individual consumers, including 24-hour blood pressure monitoring, full health check, HbA1c diabetes check, cholesterol test, BMI certification, and blood glucose test.
• Online Doctor Service Online doctor consultation service for individual consumers, priced at €20 per consultation, providing safe, quick, and discreet access to prescription services without a GP visit.
• Common Conditions Service Pharmacist consultation service for individual consumers covering common conditions including allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, cold sores, impetigo, oral thrush, shingles, urinary tract infections, and vulvovaginal thrush, available without a GP appointment.
• Prescription Management Service Prescription management service for individual consumers, including a prescription texting service, Vitamin B12 injection, and a blister pack service for medication management and adherence support.
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Service In-pharmacy service for individual consumers providing emergency contraception (morning after pill) and erectile dysfunction treatment without appointment or prescription.
• McCauley Pharmacy Mobile App Mobile application for individual consumers enabling convenient online prescription ordering with 1-hour in-store pickup at local McCauley stores; available on iOS and Android.
• Vitamins and Supplements Retail product line of vitamins and supplements for individual consumers, covering men's health, women's health, kids' vitamins, beauty supplements, and condition-specific offerings across immune support, bone and joint health, heart health, digestive health, skin and hair, energy, sleep and stress, fitness, pregnancy, and menopause.
• Health and Pharmacy Products Retail product line of over-the-counter medications and health products for individual consumers, including cold and flu, erectile dysfunction, pain relief, allergy relief, smoking cessation, stomach and bowel, dental care, medical equipment, family planning, home testing, and first aid.
• Skincare Retail skincare product line for individual consumers, including facial skincare (cleansers, toners, serums, oils, moisturisers, eye creams, SPF), expert skincare (anti-aging, sensitive skin, dry skin, Korean skincare, teen skincare), body care, and premium skincare brands such as Cerave, Clarins, La Roche Posay, Skingredients, and Ella & Jo.
• Fragrances Retail fragrance product line for individual consumers covering women's and men's fragrances from brands including Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Marc Jacobs, Dolce & Gabbana, and Hugo Boss.
• Beauty and Makeup Retail beauty and makeup product line for individual consumers, including face, brows, eyes, palettes, lips, tanning, false lashes, nails, brushes and accessories, with brands such as Bare By Vogue, Biabelle, BPerfect, and Sculpted By Aimee Connolly.
• Haircare Retail haircare product line for individual consumers, including shampoo, conditioner, hair treatments, premium haircare, and medicated haircare, with brands such as Living Proof, Aveda, Voduz, Nuxe, Vichy, and Olaplex.
• Mother and Baby Care Retail mother and baby care product line for parents and expectant mothers, including baby feeding (breast pumps, bottle feeding, accessories), mum-to-be products, baby health, baby toiletries, nappy care, and pregnancy vitamins, with brands including Lansinoh, MAM, Tommee Tippee, Childs Farm, NUK, and Bepanthen.
• Electrical and Gifting Retail electrical and gifting product line for individual consumers, including hair styling tools (dryers, straighteners, curlers), grooming products, health and diagnostic devices, electric toothbrushes, and cameras, with brands including Fujifilm, Lanaiblo, Salin Plus, Revlon, and Voduz.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Hickey's PharmacyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcCauley appears to share branding and operational links with Hickey's Pharmacy, with shared store locator, health services, and online doctor services. The two pharmacy brands appear to operate under the same corporate parent (Uniphar Group).
• Blackberry HearingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHearing care partnership providing hearing screening and support services through McCauley pharmacies.
• Croi - The Heart and Stroke CharityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Hickey's Pharmacy offering free blood pressure checks in-store in collaboration with Croi, the Heart and Stroke Charity.
• Uniphar GroupcoreOthersMcCauley Health & Beauty Pharmacy Limited is registered under Uniphar Group and operates from their support office at Citywest Business Park, Dublin. Uniphar Group is a pharma wholesale and logistics group that owns multiple pharmacy chains.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights3 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/mccauleypharmacy/?ref=badge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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