TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg

What TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg does

TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg is a single member pharmacy of the TopPharm Apotheken und Drogerien Genossenschaft, a Swiss cooperative of independent pharmacies headquartered in Reinach (with a business office in Münchenstein). The cooperative groups over 120 pharmacies and drugstores across German-speaking Switzerland and employs approximately 1,800 people across its network; the Aarberg location operates as a community retail site serving local walk-in customers with prescription and OTC dispensing, vaccinations, and point-of-care health screenings (vitamin D, ferritin, CRP, skin checks), supported by the myTopPharm loyalty card and the shop.toppharm.ch e-commerce platform for online orders, prescription upload, and home delivery. The Aarberg location sits alongside a sister site (TopPharm Apotheke & Drogerie Aarberg im Center) and shares the cooperative's content assets (APROPOS customer magazine, Krankheitslexikon, Gesundheitsbroschüren, Tobi der Biber children's program) as well as its brand ambassador, Olympic triathlete Nicola Spirig. The business model is a hybrid of retail product sales and fee-based clinical services; pricing is not publicly disclosed at the corporate level, though example fees (e.g., CHF 25 first vaccination, CHF 59 ferritin test at other member locations) are visible at point of sale. TopPharm operates as a Genossenschaft — owned by its member pharmacies rather than external investors — which centralizes purchasing, marketing, IT, and shared services while preserving autonomy at the individual store level. Technology stack is described as standard pharmacy point-of-sale plus an e-commerce storefront, with no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary models, or API products documented in the supplied data.

Name

TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg

Legal name

TopPharm Apotheken und Drogerien Genossenschaft

Website

https://apotheke.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg is a member pharmacy of the TopPharm Genossenschaft cooperative, serving local Swiss consumers with prescription dispensing, OTC retail, vaccinations, and health screenings, supported by a network loyalty card and online shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (45611), Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFALAA

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Pharmacy & Medication Management Services

SECONDARYCRAEAHAD

Pharmacy-Led Health & Wellness Discount Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Discount, Club & Value Retail/Discount Drugstores & Value Pharmacies

SECONDARYCRAFAEAK

Health & Pharmacy Omnichannel

Consumer Products & Retail/E-commerce & Marketplaces/Omnichannel Retail E-commerce

Keywords

• Retail pharmacy services
• Medication dispensing
• Vaccination services
• Health screening
• Pharmacy retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarberg, Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Pharmacy Sales: Revenue generated from selling medications, health products, and pharmacy services across over 120 physical locations and online.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TopPharm Apotheke Aarberg operates retail pharmacies and drugstores in Aarberg, Switzerland, dispensing prescription and over-the-counter medications and selling health, wellness, and cosmetic products. The pharmacy delivers in-person health consultations without prior appointment, along with vaccination services, preventive health screenings (vitamin D, ferritin, CRP, skin check), medication blister packaging, and home delivery, all supported by a cooperative-wide online shop and the myTopPharm digital loyalty program.

Product overview

TopPharm is a pharmacy cooperative network consisting of over 120 independent pharmacies and drugstores across German-speaking Switzerland, operated as TopPharm Apotheken und Drogerien Genossenschaft. The organization operates as a unified network rather than a single product, combining an e-commerce platform (shop.toppharm.ch), a digital loyalty program (myTopPharm Treuekarte), and individual pharmacy locations. Services include health screenings (vitamin D, ferritin, CRP, skin checks), vaccinations, medication blister packaging, home delivery, and prescription upload. Educational resources include the APROPOS customer magazine, disease encyclopedia, and health brochures. The network is headquartered in Reinach with approximately 1800 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• myTopPharm: Digital loyalty program allowing customers to collect and redeem points across the TopPharm network
• APROPOS
• Tobi der Biber
• Schlauchblister

Products and services

• TopPharm Online Shop (shop.toppharm.ch)
• myTopPharm Treuekarte (Loyalty Card) Digital loyalty card system allowing customers to collect points on purchases across the TopPharm network and redeem rewards digitally.
• Impfung (Vaccination Services) Pharmacy-based vaccination services including flu, COVID-19, FSME, and other vaccines administered at participating TopPharm pharmacy locations.
• Vitamin-D Messung (Vitamin D Testing) Blood test service measuring vitamin D levels to assess immune system function and bone health, offered in pharmacy.
• Ferritin-Messung (Ferritin Testing) Blood test service measuring ferritin (iron storage protein) levels to detect iron deficiency, available at participating pharmacies.
• CRP-Messung (CRP Testing) Blood test measuring C-reactive protein levels to differentiate between bacterial and viral infections, performed at the pharmacy.
• My Skin Check Skin examination service in which photos are taken at the pharmacy and sent to dermatologists for professional evaluation.
• Medikamentenverblisterung (Medication Blister Packaging) Medication organization service providing pre-sorted blister packs to support improved medication adherence for patients on multiple medications.
• Versandhandel (Home Delivery) Regional medication and product home delivery service bringing pharmacy products directly to customers' homes.
• Rezept-Upload (Prescription Upload) Online prescription upload service allowing customers to submit prescriptions digitally for processing at a local TopPharm pharmacy.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nicola SpirigcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerNicola Spirig serves as the brand ambassador for TopPharm, regularly providing tips on health and well-being for the whole family. She is an elite triathlete and public figure who helps promote TopPharm's health messaging.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• DocMorris (Zur Rose Group): Swiss-headquartered mail-order and online pharmacy platform. Competes directly with TopPharm's online shop and prescription delivery, representing the structural shift toward digital pharmacy that TopPharm must defend against.
• Medbase Apotheken: Swiss pharmacy and medical-center network owned by the Migros group. Combines pharmacy retail with adjacent primary care, directly overlapping with TopPharm's dispensing-plus-service positioning.
• Müller Drogeriemärkte: Major drugstore chain operating in Switzerland. Directly comparable to TopPharm's drogerei format in self-care, OTC, beauty, and health-adjacent merchandise, with overlapping customer segments.
• Coop Vitality Apotheken: Pharmacy format affiliated with Coop, the major Swiss retailer. Offers dispensing alongside health services at competitive retail-attached prices, competing with TopPharm in both urban and suburban locations.
• BENU Apotheken Schweiz: Part of the international Phoenix Group, BENU operates a significant pharmacy chain across Switzerland with comparable dispensing, loyalty, and clinical service offerings, competing head-to-head with TopPharm in many regional markets.
• GaleniCare (Amavita & Sun Store): GaleniCare operates the Amavita and Sun Store pharmacy chains, the largest corporate-owned pharmacy network in Switzerland. Directly comparable to TopPharm in retail pharmacy footprint, omnichannel strategy, and service expansion across dispensing, vaccinations, and health screenings.
• Pharmacieplus: Independent pharmacy cooperative in French-speaking Switzerland with a structure very similar to TopPharm — member-owned network pooling purchasing, marketing, and shared services. Highly comparable business model and go-to-market.
• Medifilm (Galexis / Phoenix): Swiss medication blister-pack adherence service. Directly overlaps with TopPharm's Schlauchblister offering, serving the same adherence-driven demand from poly-pharmacy patients and care institutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/toppharmstpeterapotheke
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/toppharm-apotheke-aarberg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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