Watsons To Open 120 New Stores In 2009.

Despite the downturn in the economy, Christian Nothhaft, managing director of Watsons China, has announced that the company plans to open 120 new stores in 2009, which means opening two new stores weekly.
Several years ago, the Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary announced plans to open 1,000 stores in mainland China. Nothhaft said the although the current economic [...]

Hubei: 22 Chain Medical Stores To Set Up Collective Purchase Platform

The largest retail drugstore alliance in Hubei has been established and 22 chain medical companies in the province will jointly set up a collective purchasing platform.

Retail clinics in line with Obama’s health reform

President Barack Obama is committed to pursuing significant healthcare reform in 2009. Dean Lin, chief executive officer of Careworks Convenient Healthcare retail clinics, sees innovative delivery models like Careworks as a vital part of the solution.
Careworks is a business of Geisinger Health System, an integrated delivery system comprised of hospitals, a large physician group practice [...]

“Shoppers Drug Mart” tops as Canada’s most valuable retail brand

Canada: With a brand value of $3.1 billion, Shoppers Drug Mart took the number-one spot on Interbrand’s first-ever ranking of Canada’s top 5 retail brands.
The list was rounded out by Canadian Tire ($1.8 billion), Rona ($485 million), Sobeys ($368 million), and LuLuLemon ($352 million).
“Shoppers Drug Mart has great geographic coverage, but in addition has done [...]

Australia: WorkSafe targets Melbourne retailers

WorkSafe’s inspectors are targeting retail and hospitality outlets in Melbourne’s central business district this month.
Retail businesses and restaurants, cafes and bars will be inspected to check that employers are meeting their return to work obligations for injured workers.
The visits in Melbourne will run over two weeks, from January 19 to 30.
Over the past five years, [...]

Indian medical tourism to touch Rs 9,500 cr by 2015

While a heart-valve replacement costs about 0.2 million dollar in the US, in India it can be done in 10,000 dollar which also includes round-trip airfare and a vacation package

Golden Dragon enters into agreement with Lohao City Supermarkets

Golden Dragon enters into agreement with Lohao City Supermarkets
Golden Dragon Holdings has entered into an agreement with China-based Lohao City Supermarkets. Under this agreement, Golden Dragon will place the organic product line of Eden Foods in all its outlets effective immediately.
Frank Yglesias, CEO of Golden Dragon Holdings, said: “The organic niche is a rapidly growing [...]

Highmark to open first health insurance retail store

Pittsburgh: Highmark Inc., the region’s largest health insurer, plans to open a retail outlet in the North Hills next year, the first health insurance company to open such a store in Pennsylvania, Highmark announced this morning.
Highmark Direct, as the store will be called, will be at 4885 McKnight Road, in Ross township’s McKnight-Seibert shopping center. [...]

Space NK Launches New Online Store With MarketLive

FOSTER CITY, CA and LONDON — MarketLive, Inc., the leading global eCommerce software and service provider for retailers, today announced the launch of a new online store (www.SpaceNK.com) for Space NK, a London-based cult beauty retailer.
The store, which went live on September 2, 2008, offers the very best in cutting-edge beauty, advice, and online shopping [...]

Online Diagnostic Tool by “The Body Shop”

The Body Shop Has Unveiled A New Online Diagnostic Tool To Coincide With The Launch Of The Company’s New Wellbeing Range
The website is designed to help customers of The Body Shop find products in theWellbeing Range that are suited to help ease the stress and anxiety of the individual’s everyday life.
Split into four different regimes, [...]