David Bloom (Canadian)
Encyclopedia
Mr. David R. Bloom was the CEO of Shoppers Drug Mart
for 18 years.
In 1967, Mr. Bloom began his career with Shoppers Drug Mart as a pharmacist
at the store in Yorkdale Shopping Centre
. Within a year, Bloom had become the Associate (pharmacist owner) at that location. In 1971, he joined Shoppers’ Corporate Centre. He was given several promotions. By 1983, he had become President and Chief Executive Officer. Three years later, he was made the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. While Bloom was CEO, Shoppers expanded from 400 to 837 stores, sales quadrupled and earnings grew tenfold.
Mr. Bloom is a founder of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, a former Chairman of the Retail Council of Canada and a board member of the U.S.-based National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
After retiring from Shoppers in 2001, Bloom became the President and a director of DGRB Consultants Inc. He also serves as a director for Sterling Centrecorp. Inc., the Hospital for Sick Children and the Canadian Technology Transfer Fund.
Shoppers Drug Mart
Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation is Canada's largest pharmacy chain with more than 1,241 stores operating under the names Shoppers Drug Mart in nine provinces and two territories and Pharmaprix in Quebec as well as in Hawkesbury, Ontario....
for 18 years.
In 1967, Mr. Bloom began his career with Shoppers Drug Mart as a pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
at the store in Yorkdale Shopping Centre
Yorkdale Shopping Centre
Yorkdale Shopping Centre is a large shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It contains over 250 stores and is located in the community of Downsview, in North York. It is the fifth largest shopping mall in Canada and also enjoys the highest sales per square foot of any mall in Canada, with...
. Within a year, Bloom had become the Associate (pharmacist owner) at that location. In 1971, he joined Shoppers’ Corporate Centre. He was given several promotions. By 1983, he had become President and Chief Executive Officer. Three years later, he was made the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. While Bloom was CEO, Shoppers expanded from 400 to 837 stores, sales quadrupled and earnings grew tenfold.
Mr. Bloom is a founder of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, a former Chairman of the Retail Council of Canada and a board member of the U.S.-based National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
After retiring from Shoppers in 2001, Bloom became the President and a director of DGRB Consultants Inc. He also serves as a director for Sterling Centrecorp. Inc., the Hospital for Sick Children and the Canadian Technology Transfer Fund.
Awards
- 1996, named the Distinguished Canadian Retailer of the Year by the Retail Council of CanadaRetail Council of CanadaThe Retail Council of Canada was founded in 1963. It is a Canadian not-for-profit association representing more than 40,000 stores of all retail formats, including independent merchants, regional and national mass and specialty chains, and online merchants...
- 2001, inducted into the Canadian Retail Education Hall of Fame