Drogisten Associatie

(Redirected from D.I.O. Drogist)

DA (styled da, backronym for Drogisten Associatie – drugstore association) is a chain of drugstores in the Netherlands.

Drogisten Associatie
DA
FormerlyDienende Actie (untl 1947)
Founded1942, Rotterdam, Netherlands
DA drugstore in Winschoten.

History

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DA, representing Dienende Actie, was founded in 1942 by five drugstores in Rotterdam. In 1947 the meaning of DA was officially changed to Drogisten Associatie.

On 29 December 2015, DA went bankrupt. The chain immediately continued as a unit of Mosadex. In September 2019, Mosadex acquired the DIO drugstores[1] and re-branded these as DA stores.[2][3] DIO (short for Drogisten Inkoop Organisatie – drugstore procurement organization) operated over 170 outlets in Dutch towns.

References

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  1. ^ "Vakjury oordeelt: Dio Drogisterij Renate in Almelo is beste van Nederland". Tubantia. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Drogist D.I.O. wordt DA" [Drugstore DIO becomes DA]. Steenwijker Courant. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ^ "DIO branch reopens as DA Drugstore". Scherpenzeelse Krant. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
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