Business View Caribbean | February 2021

75 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2021 FONTANA PHARMACY and Quickshots in Ocho Rios. The Waterloo location also has a Candy Craze ice cream and candy store, as well as an Imperial Optical and TechnoKrat which carries computer essentials. Fontana Pharmacy has a goal to be a one-stop shop for customers – from pharmacy to home décor – and they are well on their way to achieving that. Looking toward the future, Chang has a few other objectives. In the short term, she’s hoping Fontana can continue to lead the way when it comes to COVID-19 safety – this time by being part of the vaccination efforts. “Currently, we don’t have that in place in Jamaica at all, the way they do flu shots and those things abroad,” Chang explains. “Obviously, we want to be part of that vaccine process because we have seen it work with our counterparts in North America. Nothing has been confirmed, but we were in talks with the Health Ministry to try and do just that. There are no concrete plans in place right now, but it is certainly something we want to be a part of as a pharmacy.” Chang’s biggest long-term goal, however, is to see even more Fontana Pharmacy locations added to the Jamaican landscape. She acknowledges, “We are always looking at future expansion. We are already well entrenched for that. We are still looking to roll out more locations because we have experienced a lot of success in Kingston and we do think there are many areas that are underserved.”