Robinsons Retail Opens 900th Drugstore

Robinsons Retail has opened the newest Southstar Drug branch in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, its 900th drugstore. The store is part of Southstar Drug’s strategic expansion into underpenetrated areas in Luzon.

Photo Insert: The opening ceremony of Southstar Drug, Sta. Cruz, Laguna

“With the current climate of rising health concerns among our customers, it is especially important for us now to be able to address their needs for reliable and trusted medicines. We are gaining momentum in growing our geographic footprint in line with this goal with even more store openings lined up for 2022,” said Christine Tueres, Group General Manager of Robinsons Retail's drugstore segment.

Robinsons Retail’s drugstore banners Southstar Drug and Rose Pharmacy have a combined store network of 900 stores in the country.

Rose Pharmacy, which was acquired in October 2020, is the leading player in Visayas and Mindanao. Robinsons Retail also operates TGP, the country’s largest chain of generic drugstores with more than 2,000 stores nationwide.

Alongside aggressive offline store expansion, Southstar Drug and Rose Pharmacy also operate their own e-commerce sites, southstardrug.com.ph and rosepharmacy.com, respectively.

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