The Pharmacy store was established in 1984 on Long Acre in London’s touristy Covent Garden shopping area. Garden Pharmacy is a family-owned business led by Harry Ganz and his wife connie but was originally set up by Harry Ganz and Sunil Patel along with their wives. They were the first independent health and beauty shop to sell brands like Clinique skincare and Chanel. This long established and independent store was forced to shut in 2014, reasons stated were rent price increases much like the fruit and veg stalls before them. The store closure was on the most part down to rent and rate increases. Although they opened a new store/warehouse in the more affordable but industrial looking area of Royal Park. Everything you see on the website can be purchased here. Its also convenient if you are local for collection and a friendly personal service. Despite the set back with the store closure in Covent Garden. Since 1993 their online website garden.co.uk was growing and doing a booming business. In fact the online business developed to be the majority of sales. The Garden Pharmacy were front runners and the first UK health and beauty website on the internet. Selling pharmacy products and premium cosmetic brands. Since the early days of being one of the only health and beauty sites online the market as become very competitive. But amongst the masses of cosmetic and fragrance websites on the net the Garden pharmacy is still proudly holding its own.