Retail

The arrival of Chemist Warehouse on the ASX via a merger with Sigma Healthcare is both the end of a long journey for its founders and the start of a major expansion plan.

Could Catch have survived if it was managed differently? It's impossible to know for sure, but former executives say Wesfarmers made strategic missteps after buying the startup.

Insiders dispute the $80 billion conglomerate's explanation for the demise of the once popular deals website, in a classic case of a corporate killing a startup.