What groupement partenaire does

Groupement Partenaire, operating as Giphar (legal entity: COOPERATIVE GIPHAR GROUPE, Société Anonyme Coopérative à capital variable, RCS Paris 310 173 968), is a French pharmacy cooperative founded in 1968 and headquartered at 38 bis rue du Fer à Moulin, Paris. Giphar positions itself as the largest pharmacy network under banner in France ("1er réseau pharmacies sous enseigne") and provides logistics, own-brand products, and business support services to a network of independently-owned member pharmacies. The cooperative runs two own-brand lines — Laboratoire Giphar (dermo-cosmetic and dietary supplements with RSE commitments including 95% natural-origin ingredients and COSMOS ORGANIC certification, manufactured in France) and Libeoz — and distributes third-party brands such as Pierre Fabre's Avène, A-Derma, Ducray, Klorane and René Furterer, Bioderma, and Homéodent through its member pharmacies.

The core technology platform is the giphar.fr Click & Collect e-commerce site, which lets consumers browse parapharmacy inventory, reserve products, upload prescriptions (with confirmation typically within two hours), and pick up purchases at a chosen member pharmacy. A loyalty program (Giphar & Moi) and an editorial content hub (health advice authored by pharmacists) layer onto the storefront. Member pharmacies extend the offering with health services — teleconsultation, vaccination (including HPV), health screening, and pharmacist advisory consultations — accessible via the network's appointment-booking flow.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (i) membership/groupement fees paid by pharmacies for brand, procurement, marketing, and shared-service access; (ii) central sales of parapharmacy products through own brands and partner brands via the network and online platform; and (iii) service revenue from pharmacy-based health consultations, vaccinations, and teleconsultation. Products are sold at unit prices (pay-as-you-go), with no disclosed subscription or recurring consumer pricing. Sales are restricted to metropolitan France including Corsica. Leadership is headed by Benoit LE GAVRIAN, Président du Directoire.

Name

groupement partenaire

Website

https://giphar.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Groupement Partenaire (Giphar) is a French pharmacy cooperative founded in 1968 that operates the largest branded pharmacy network in France, providing Click & Collect, own-brand dermo-cosmetic products, and health services (teleconsultation, vaccination, screening) to member pharmacies and their consumer customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Pharmacy Retail

NAICS

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

SIC

Retail-Drug Stores And Proprietary Stores (5912)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Pharmacy Omnichannel (CRAFAEAK), Mass Beauty & Drugstore Beauty Distribution (CRAOAEAA)

Keywords

• Pharmacy cooperative network
• Parapharmacy retail
• Click and collect pharmacy
• Community pharmacy services
• Own-brand dermo cosmetics

Headquarters

HQ city

Grandvilliers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parapharmacy Product Sales: Giphar pharmacies sell parapharmacy products (beauty, health, personal care, baby products, supplements, etc.) through both physical pharmacies and the online Click & Collect platform. Products include own brands (Laboratoire Giphar, Libeoz) and third-party brands (Bioderma, Pierre Fabre brands, Homéodent, etc.).
2. Pharmacy Services: Revenue from health services including teleconsultation, vaccination, health screening, and consultations provided by pharmacists at Giphar pharmacies.
3. Groupement/Membership Fees: Pharmacies pay to join and remain part of the Giphar network, receiving brand access, shared services, procurement benefits, and marketing support in return.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Giphar is a French pharmacy cooperative that provides logistics, private-label products, and business support services to member pharmacies while selling parapharmacy products (beauty, health, baby care, personal care, supplements) and health services (teleconsultation, vaccination, screening) directly to consumers. The offering combines a physical network of independently-owned member pharmacies under the Giphar banner with a Click & Collect e-commerce platform and own-brand product lines (Laboratoire Giphar, Libeoz).

Product overview

Giphar operates as France's largest pharmacy network under brand, offering an integrated online parapharmacy platform (Click & Collect) combined with in-store pharmacy services. The core offering includes their own laboratory brands (Laboratoire Giphar and Libeoz) alongside partner brands (Bioderma, Homéodent), with services spanning teleconsultation, vaccination, health screening, prescription management, and a loyalty program (Giphar & Moi). Products span beauty and hygiene, baby and maternal care, health, bio and natural products, nutrition, and orthopedics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Laboratoire Giphar: Own-brand dermo-cosmetic and health product line including shampoos, gels, moisturizers, and food supplements
• Libeoz

Products and services

• Giphar Online Parapharmacy (Click & Collect)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of Laboratoire Giphar products contain at least 95% natural origin ingredients, with goal of 100% by 2029
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Pierre Fabre (EAUX THERMALES AVENE, A-DERMA, DUCRAY, KLORANE, RENE FURTERER)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPierre Fabre brands are sold through Giphar pharmacies. Sales are limited to the European Economic Area. Purchase limits of 6 identical items per user per 15 days apply to these brands.
• Pierre Fabre Dermo CosmétiquemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistribution partnership for Pierre Fabre dermocosmetic brands including Eau Thermale Avène, A-Derma, Ducray, Klorane, and René Furterer through the Giphar pharmacy network.
• FACIL'itiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFACIL'iti conducted the accessibility compliance audit for giphar.fr website, measuring conformance against RGAA 4.1.2 standards.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix Group (Phoenix Pharmahandel): One of Europe's largest pharmaceutical wholesale and retail groups, operating pharmacy networks and wholesale distribution across multiple countries — a broad incumbent whose pharmacy-retail activities overlap Giphar's network and procurement value.
• Boots (UK): Established UK pharmacy chain (part of Walgreens Boots Alliance) operating a banner-pharmacy retail model with strong own-brand ranges and beauty/parapharmacy focus — comparable to Giphar on omnichannel pharmacy retail and private-label strategy.
• Celesio / McKesson Europe: Major European pharmaceutical distributor and pharmacy operator (Lloyds Pharmacy in the UK and partners elsewhere) — comparable as a large-scale pharmacy/wholesale incumbent competing for the same banner-pharmacy and procurement economics as Giphar.
• Walgreens Boots Alliance: Global pharmacy-retail and wholesale giant whose Alliance Healthcare arm owns Alphega; a strategic broad incumbent whose reach, capital, and supplier relationships could pressure French independent-banner networks like Giphar.
• Alphega Pharmacy (Alliance Healthcare / Walgreens Boots Alliance): European banner-network concept owned by Alliance Healthcare (part of Walgreens Boots Alliance), aggregating independent pharmacies across multiple countries — a larger, internationally diversified analogue of Giphar's banner-network model.

Emerging players

• DocMorris (Zur Rose Group): European online pharmacy champion shipping prescriptions and parapharmacy products directly to consumers — directly comparable to Giphar's Click & Collect and teleconsultation ambitions, and a key disruptive threat to the French network model.

Direct peers

• Aprium Pharmacie: French independent-pharmacy network that aggregates independent owners under a common brand with shared services and procurement — highly comparable to Giphar's banner/network value proposition and member-fee revenue model.
• PharmaVie: French pharmacy groupement/cooperative operating a national banner of independent pharmacies with central services and promotional campaigns, directly comparable to Giphar's French community-pharmacy positioning.
• Les Pharmacies Lafayette: Another major French pharmacy network operating under a unified banner with member pharmacies, directly comparable to Giphar on cooperative/banner model, Click & Collect e-commerce, and premium dermocosmetic assortment positioning.
• La Coopérative Welcoop / Objectif Pharma: French cooperative-style pharmacy groupement providing procurement, marketing and digital tools to independent pharmacies — directly comparable to Giphar's cooperative services, member-fee model, and omnichannel support for member pharmacies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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