They changed the store format to what it is now, before selling the company to Dexcom in 2006.

After slow growth during the following decade, a new store format was developed inspired by the neighborhood Market stores.

By 1992, the product selection had grown quite a bit, requiring the company to expand to a larger store format.

"Staples has put together a much better store format," he said.

Superdrug are launching a new store format on March 25, 2011.

At the time, very few households had televisions so the store format was wildly successful.

Today the company has more than 13,795 employee/partners serving customers in four store formats.

In 2009 a programme of new store formats and further cost cutting was undertaken.

The current name and store format was phased in during 2009 and 2010.

THE store formats for the two companies are vastly different.