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  • E-commerce Helps Drive Robinsons Retail’s P151bn 2020 Net Sales

    E-commerce Helps Drive Robinsons Retail’s P151bn 2020 Net Sales

    Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc said e-commerce sales continued to rise, registering nearly three times increase from the previous year, including sales from third-party platforms.

    E-commerce helped drive the company’s 2020 net sales of P151 billion. The amount, however, was seven per cent lower from the previous year.




    The drop in net sales was due to the economic effects of the pandemic. Sales includes the two months’ results of Rose Pharmacy, a leading chain in the Visayas, which was acquired in October 2020.

    The company added that it is on a fast-track in increasing its e-commerce presence, capitalizing on the shift in buyer preferences towards online marketplaces, which was made more pronounced by the pandemic.

    Robinsons Retail operates its own e-commerce platforms– gorobinsons.ph, southstardrug.com.ph, and robinsonsappliances.com.ph.

    GoRobinsons has onboarded six banners, namely, Robinsons Supermarket, The Marketplace, Shopwise, Toys ‘R’ Us, No Brand, and Handyman Do-It-Best. It is set to add other formats to its site this year.

    Selling via third-party platforms, meanwhile, still remains part of the Company’s strategy to increase sales contribution from e-commerce.

    Robinsons Retail’s e-commerce sales continued to rise, registering a nearly 3x increase from the previous year including sales from third-party platforms.




    Blended same store sales growth (SSSG) was negative 8.9% for full year 2020 mainly due to the performance of the non-essential formats which were closed for eight weeks in 2020.

    However, SSSG of the supermarket segment was strong at 7.7%. SSSG of the drugstores segment ended flat, as sales of prescription drugs slowed down in the second half of the year with less people visiting hospitals.

    SSSG of the department store, do-it-yourself (DIY) and convenience store segments were down in 2020 but showed improvement in the fourth quarter as quarantine restrictions eased. Unaudited net income attributable to the equity holders of the parent company reached ₱2.93 billion for the full year 2020. – BusinessNews.ph

  • Robinsons Adds Handyman, No Brand to E-commerce Portfolio

    Robinsons Adds Handyman, No Brand to E-commerce Portfolio

    Philippine-listed Robinsons Retail said it has added its DIY format Handyman Do it Best and No Brand, a franchise from EMart of Korea, to its e-commerce portfolio under gorobinsons.ph.

    In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Robinsons said the addition allows customers to shop online for a wide range of hardware and home improvement products as well as private label grocery and frozen food items from Korea.

    “Going online was an inevitable step Robinsons Retail had to take, and we see gorobinsons.ph as a one-stop online shop and lifestyle partner for our shoppers. The new dynamic of social distancing and quarantine made the role of e-commerce all the more crucial to keep serving customers,” said Robina Gokongwei Pe, Robinsons Retail President and CEO.

    Gorobinsons.ph currently serves as an online store for supermarket banners Robinsons Supermarket, The Marketplace and Shopwise, offering fresh produce and grocery items as well as imported gourmet selections. Toys ‘R’ Us is also in gorobinsons.ph, housing a diverse portfolio of popular children’s toys and educational products.

    Gorobinsons.ph has a mobile app which can be downloaded in IOS and Playstore. The service currently covers select areas in Metro Manila and Rizal, and is set to expand its scope further in the coming months.

    “Our aim is to bring our customers closer to products and services that they need at various touchpoints, and we are banking on technological synergies to make this all possible,” said Edna Belleza, gorobinsons.ph general manager.

    The strategic onboarding of Robinsons Retail banners in gorobinsons.ph and targeted digital campaigns are all part of deepening Robinsons Retail’s digital footprint.

    Gorobinsons.ph is set to onboard additional formats Robinsons Department Store, True Value, Southstar Drug, and Robinsons Appliances within 2021. This year, Robinsons Retail is also targeting to more than double the contribution of ecommerce to total sales across all its business units. – BusinessNews.ph