China Resources Retail (Group), the retail subsidiary of China Resources Enterprise, has launched its first health and beauty retail brand VivoPlus, and the first two chain stores have been respectively opened at Yau Ma Tei and Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong.

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.

Daoyao.com, the online drugstore branch of Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical, has announced that the company has reached an agreement with the third party payment platform 99bill.com to jointly develop the online drugstore sector.

China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. has announced that it has signed an agreement with Shenzhen Tong TransCard Co. Ltd., to accept TransCard in its Shenzhen outlets.