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Murray Bernard Koffler OC OOnt (January 22, 1924 – November 5, 2017) was a Canadian pharmacist, businessman, and philanthropist. He was best known for founding the Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart, establishing the Koffler Centre of the Arts, co-founding the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair, and as an initial investor, co-founder and ...
Nov 9, 2017 · Visionary businessman, philanthropist and U of T alumnus Murray Bernard Koffler died on Sunday at his home in Toronto. He was 93. Perhaps best known as the founder of Shoppers Drug Mart and co-founder of the Four Seasons Hotels Ltd., Koffler was also deeply committed to improving the lives of Canadians through his philanthropy.
Nov 7, 2017 · Murray Koffler was a visionary businessman who built the largest drugstore chain in Canada and co-founded the Four Seasons Hotels. He was also a generous donor to many causes, including health, arts and Israel, and a friend of Pierre Trudeau and Golda Meir.
- Marilyn Lazar
Nov 6, 2017 · Murray Koffler, the founder of Shoppers Drug Mart, has died at the age of 93, according to Loblaw Companies Ltd. Toronto-born Koffler was a pharmacist when he founded Shoppers in 1962....
Nov 6, 2017 · Murray Bernard Koffler, the founder of Shoppers Drug Mart and a noted philanthropist, has died at 93. Koffler, born in 1924, took over his father’s two Toronto pharmacies...
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Nov 6, 2017 · On June 6, 1968, Murray Koffler was about to walk to the podium in the ballroom at Toronto's Inn on the Park Hotel, to tell hundreds of pharmaceutical executives about the pending merger of his...
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Nov 6, 2017 · TORONTO — Murray Koffler, the founder of Shoppers Drug Mart, has died at the age of 93, according to Loblaw Companies Ltd. Toronto-born Koffler was a pharmacist when he founded Shoppers in 1962. The chain was taken over in 1978 by Imasco Ltd. and later acquired by Loblaw in 2014 for $12.4 billion.
