Before the Allied takeover, there were 153 Jhoots pharmacies registered with the General Pharmaceutical Council.
Manjit Jhooty, who is responsible for 24 Jhoots pharmacies through his companies, said previously the trading name Jhoots was used by several, independent companies and that his branches remained “fully functional”.
Sarbjit Jhooty – Manjit’s brother – was responsible for the remaining 129 branches via companies he owns alongside his business partner Nilam Patel.
The 60 branches taken over by Allied Pharmacies – which includes stores in Bristol, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon – were all previously run by Sarbjit and Ms Patel.
Neither Sarbjit or Ms Patel responded to the BBC’s request for comment on the takeover, however Sarbjit previously admitted there had been issues at his pharmacies.
He blamed “workforce and recruitment challenges” which he said had been a problem “for many years”.