Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy

What Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy does

Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy is a community pharmacy operating from 64 Kerikeri Road in Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand, legally owned by Bay of Islands Pharmacies Ltd and trading under the Unichem banner. The pharmacy serves local residents and the wider Northland community, offering prescription dispensing, over-the-counter healthcare and beauty products, and a broad portfolio of pharmacist-led clinical services including vaccinations, blood pressure checks, blister packing, long-term condition management, sleep clinic, pharmacogenomics (PGx), cardi action, smoking cessation, and naturopathic services. Its customer base is exclusively consumer-facing, with no enterprise or B2B accounts identified.

The business is built on a Storbie-powered online platform that integrates a retail e-commerce shop, prescription re-ordering, Click & Collect, and Home Delivery via New Zealand Post, complementing the physical storefront. Distribution is purely domestic to New Zealand, with no overseas delivery. Revenue is generated through three primary streams: government-funded/dispensed prescription services, one-time OTC retail sales, and professional clinical service fees, with most prescription services provided free of charge at the point of use.

The pharmacy operates alongside two sister locations (Unichem Kerimed Pharmacy and Waipapa Unichem Pharmacy) under common ownership, giving the group a three-store footprint across the Bay of Islands. Headcount is approximately 7 employees at the Kerikeri site, and the company is privately held with no disclosed funding, institutional investment, or revenue figures available.

Name

Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy

Legal name

Bay of Islands Pharmacies Ltd

Website

https://unichemkerikeri.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy is a Bay of Islands, New Zealand community pharmacy providing prescription dispensing, OTC retail, and pharmacist-led clinical services to local residents under the Unichem banner.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Pharmacy / Retail Pharmacy

NAICS

Pharmacies and Drug Retailers (456110)

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail & Community Pharmacies (Chain/Independent) (HLAFALAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Pharmacy Omnichannel (CRAFAEAK)

Keywords

• Community pharmacy services
• Prescription dispensing
• Over-the-counter medicines
• Pharmacy clinical services
• Health and beauty retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Kerikeri

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Prescription Dispensing: Core pharmacy revenue from dispensing prescription medications to patients, with most services free of charge and not generally requiring an appointment
2. Over-the-Counter Products: Retail sales of healthcare products, beauty and personal care items, medical devices, health supplements, and first aid supplies
3. Pharmacy Services: Specialized health services including vaccinations, health screenings, medication management, and clinical consultations provided by pharmacists

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy is a community retail pharmacy group operating three branded outlets in Northland, New Zealand. It dispenses prescriptions and stocks a broad range of over-the-counter health, natural health, cosmetics, and gift products under brands such as L'Oréal, Revlon, NYX, Trilogy, and Go Natural. The pharmacy also provides clinical services including vaccinations, urinary tract infection treatment, oral contraceptive consultations, trimethoprim dispensing, blood-pressure and diabetes monitoring, blister-pack medicine management, and a dedicated sleep clinic.

Product overview

Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy operates as a community pharmacy offering a unified model combining prescription dispensing services with online retail. The core offering centers on the Prescriptions service for medication dispensing, complemented by the Shop platform for healthcare and beauty products. Additional value-added services include clinical offerings (Sleep Clinic, PGx pharmacogenomics, Vaccinations, Blood Pressure Checks), convenience features (Click & Collect, Home Delivery), and specialized medication management (Blister Packing, LTC Management). Services are delivered primarily in-store with online ordering capabilities through the Storbie platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prescription Dispensing Pharmacist-supplied dispensing of prescription medicines for local patients across the Kerikeri, Kerimed, and Waipapa outlets.
• Over-the-Counter Medicines and Health Products Retail sale of OTC medicines, vitamins, and health products to walk-in consumers across the three pharmacy outlets and online store.
• Cosmetics and Fragrance Retail cosmetics and fragrance category spanning mass-market and prestige brands such as L'Oréal, Revlon, Maybelline, NYX, L.A. Girl, and Designer Brands.
• Natural Health and Skincare Retail natural health, skincare, and oral-care assortment featuring Go Natural, Trilogy, Bio Oil, and Oraltec.
• Gift Range Curated giftware assortment available alongside health and beauty products in-store and online.
• Vaccination Services Pharmacist-administered vaccinations delivered in-pharmacy, including Covid-19 antiviral consultation and support.
• Urinary Tract Infection Treatment and Oral Contraceptive Consultation Pharmacist-led minor-ailment and reproductive-health consultations covering urinary tract infection treatment and oral contraceptive supply.
• Trimethoprim Dispensing Antibiotic supply service following pharmacist assessment for eligible urinary tract infections.
• Compliance / Blister-Pack Medicine Management Pharmacist-packed weekly blister / compliance packs that organise multi-medicine regimens for patients requiring adherence support.
• Health Check and Monitoring Screenings In-pharmacy metabolic, cardiovascular, and micronutrient screening covering blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes (HbA1c), iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and MMR antibody status.
• Sleep Clinic Consultation Pharmacist-led sleep consultation service covering sleep concerns, sleep-aid product advice, and onward referral where appropriate.
• Sports Nutrition Consultation Pharmacist-led sports nutrition advisory service recommending sports nutrition products for active customers.
• Ear Piercing In-pharmacy ear-piercing service using sterile, single-use piercing systems sold through the community pharmacy setting.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bay of Islands Pharmacies Ltdparent companyOthersThe pharmacy is operated by Bay of Islands Pharmacies Ltd, trading as Unichem Kerikeri Pharmacy. This is the owning entity/parent company that operates multiple pharmacy locations in the Kerikeri area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Amcal New Zealand: Australian-origin community pharmacy banner with NZ presence. Operates comparable prescription-plus-retail model with a similar service menu and target customer base.
• Life Pharmacy New Zealand: Major NZ community pharmacy banner network offering prescription dispensing, clinical services, and health/beauty retail. Directly comparable community-pharmacy model with similar service mix and banner-group affiliation structure.
• Unichem (Green Cross Health): Parent banner network under which Unichem Kerikeri operates. Provides group procurement, marketing, and operational support; comparable community pharmacies under the same banner are the most direct competitive set.

Others

• Storbie: E-commerce platform provider that powers Unichem Kerikeri's online shop. Not a competitor but a key technology enabler, with potential to influence feature availability and digital roadmap.

Broad incumbents

• Countdown Pharmacy (Woolworths NZ): In-store pharmacy departments within NZ supermarkets. Competes on convenience and front-of-store assortment, particularly for OTC and beauty, but does not replicate the depth of clinical services offered by Unichem Kerikeri.
• Pharmacybrands (now part of Green Cross Health): NZ community pharmacy brand portfolio under the same umbrella as Unichem, providing a directly comparable chain-affiliated community pharmacy model across the country.
• Chemist Warehouse New Zealand: Australian-founded discount pharmacy chain with a substantial NZ footprint. Competes head-to-head with Unichem Kerikeri on prescription pricing, OTC, and beauty categories, but operates at a national scale with a deep-discount value proposition the local pharmacy cannot match.

Regional players

• Northland Pharmacy (regional independent): Generic placeholder for the other independent community pharmacies operating in Northland. Direct local competitors for Kerikeri-area prescription and OTC customers without the Unichem banner affiliation.

Emerging players

• My Pharmacy NZ: NZ-focused online pharmacy with nationwide delivery, competing directly with Unichem Kerikeri's e-commerce and home-delivery offering. Smaller brand but specializes in digital-first pharmacy experience.
• Zoom Pharmacy NZ: NZ online-first pharmacy emphasizing nationwide prescription delivery and subscription models. Threatens the home-delivery and repeat-prescription re-order channel with a digital-native approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/unichemkerikeri
• Instagraminstagram.com/unichemkerikeri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unichem-kerikeri-pharmacy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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