What TouchStore does

TouchStore, Ltd. is a Limerick-based software vendor specializing in pharmacy management solutions for the Irish market. Founded in 2001 (previously known as Touchstone), the company provides an integrated product suite comprising TouchStore Dispensing Software for prescription processing and patient record workflows, TouchStore Retail Management Software for inventory and sales operations, and TouchStore Point of Sale (POS) Systems for retail transaction processing. The firm operates with 11–50 employees and serves pharmacy chains across Ireland, with McCabes Pharmacy and Haven Pharmacy among its publicly identified enterprise clients.

The company's revenue model is based on software licensing and recurring support services sold directly to pharmacy operators. Distribution has historically been a direct-sales motion into Irish pharmacy chains; this channel structure was materially altered in January 2026 when TouchStore was acquired by Uniphar, a major Irish pharmaceutical wholesaler and healthcare services firm. Uniphar's existing control of multiple Irish pharmacy chains — Hickey's, McCauley, Allcare, and Life Pharmacy — creates an embedded distribution channel for TouchStore's software within the parent's portfolio. Uniphar characterized the deal as transformational; financial terms were not disclosed, and the transaction fell below Ireland's €60 million mandatory merger notification threshold.

The acquisition drew regulatory scrutiny: Ireland's Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) exercised new statutory powers under the Competition (Amendment) Act 2022 to review the below-threshold deal, marking an early precedent for the new review regime. As of the most recent reporting, the CCPC review was ongoing, creating deal-completion and potential remedy risk that could shape TouchStore's post-acquisition operating trajectory and integration scope.

Name

TouchStore

Website

https://touchstore.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TouchStore is a Limerick, Ireland-based vertical software vendor providing pharmacy dispensing, retail management, and POS software to Irish pharmacy chains. The company was acquired by Uniphar in January 2026, gaining embedded distribution across Uniphar-controlled pharmacy chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Management Software

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Pharmacy/Medication Management & Virtual MTM (Payer-Sponsored) (HLALACAK)

Keywords

• Pharmacy dispensing software
• Retail management software
• Point of sale systems
• Pharmacy management solutions
• Healthcare retail software

Headquarters

HQ city

Limerick

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Pharmacy Software Solutions: TouchStore provides dispensing and retail management software to pharmacies in Ireland. The company generates revenue through software licensing and support services to pharmacy clients including McCabes and Haven pharmacy chains.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

TouchStore provides pharmacy dispensing software, retail management software, and point of sale systems to pharmacies across Ireland. Its offerings enable prescription processing, patient and medication workflow management, inventory and sales tracking, and retail transaction handling for pharmacy chains including McCabes and Haven.

Product overview

TouchStore is a Limerick-based pharmacy software provider offering a suite of software solutions for pharmacies across Ireland. The company's product portfolio includes TouchStore Dispensing Software (for prescription processing and pharmacy workflow management), TouchStore Retail Management Software (for inventory and sales operations), and TouchStore Point of Sale (POS) Systems (for retail transaction processing). These products serve pharmacy chains including McCabes and Haven, providing both dispensing and retail management capabilities in an integrated offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TouchStore Dispensing Software

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• UnipharcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Irish pharmaceutical wholesaler Uniphar acquired TouchStore in January 2026. Uniphar described the deal as transformational. The acquisition brought TouchStore's pharmacy software capabilities under Uniphar's healthcare services umbrella, with Uniphar already controlling several pharmacy chains in Ireland.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• BD Rowa: Provider of automated dispensing, storage, and pharmacy retail solutions, including POS and inventory. Comparable in serving pharmacy retail workflows but focused on automation hardware and adjacent to TouchStore's software-only offering.

Direct peers

• Cegedim: Global vendor of pharmacy management and dispensing software (e.g., Smart Rx, WinPharma). Directly comparable to TouchStore as a vertical pharmacy-software specialist, though operating at far larger geographic scale across Europe.
• Positive Solutions: UK pharmacy software vendor offering dispensing and patient-medication-record solutions. Comparable in product scope to TouchStore but operating in the larger UK market.
• Rx30 Pharmacy Systems: US pharmacy management software vendor offering dispensing, POS, and inventory modules. Comparable product suite to TouchStore for community-pharmacy chains, but US-focused.
• SRS Pharmacy Systems (Innovaccer): Specialty pharmacy and pharmacy-management software provider now under Innovaccer. Comparable dispensing and workflow functionality for pharmacy operators, though oriented toward US specialty pharmacy.
• Clanwilliam Health: Irish-headquartered provider of pharmacy and GP software (including McLernons and Helix Health). The closest direct competitor to TouchStore in the Irish pharmacy-software market, serving overlapping chain customers.

Broad incumbents

• EMIS Group (Pharmacy / Optum): Major UK-based clinical and pharmacy software provider, now part of Optum. Overlaps with TouchStore on pharmacy dispensing software but competes primarily in the UK across a much broader clinical-software portfolio.
• McKesson Pharmacy Systems (now part of Change Healthcare / Optum Rx): Large diversified healthcare and pharmacy IT player offering enterprise pharmacy-management platforms. A broad incumbent rather than a niche competitor to TouchStore but a relevant benchmark for scale and feature breadth.
• Epic Willow Pharmacy: Pharmacy module within the Epic hospital EHR ecosystem. Indirect comparator for TouchStore in dispensing software, representing what large integrated health-system IT stacks deliver to pharmacies.

Regional players

• LloydsDirect / LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor: UK pharmacy and digital health services arm that operates large pharmacy chains and digital dispensing services. Comparable as a pharmacy customer/buyer profile to TouchStore's chain clients, even though not a software vendor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/touchstore_ie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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