Who owns Southstar Drug?
Southstar Drug is owned by Robinsons Retail (the Philippines, PSE: RRHI), which has owned the brand since 2012.[1]
Robinsons Retail owns 90% of Southstar Drug rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (90% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇵🇭 Philippines, Quezon City
- Origin
- 🇵🇭 Philippines
- Category
- Healthcare & pharma › Care providers › Pharmacy chains
- Parent ticker
- PSE: RRHI
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Southstar Drug
Southstar Drug is a drugstore chain selling prescription and over-the-counter medicines together with food and personal care. Robinsons Retail's two retail subsidiaries each took 45% of South Star Drug, Inc. in July 2012, and the 17-A's list of consolidated subsidiaries records the group's effective ownership at 90%.
Ownership timeline of Southstar Drug
- 2012 – present Robinsons Retail (90%) [1] reported
Where Southstar Drug sits in Robinsons Retail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in healthcare & pharma.
Also in healthcare & pharma
Other brands in pharmacy chains, and who owns them
The 6 brands in pharmacy chains on Brandtree belong to 3 owners. The largest is Clicks Group, with 3; Robinsons Retail has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clicks | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| An Khang | Mobile World | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Clicks Baby | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| UPD | Clicks Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Robinsons Retail
Robinsons Retail is a publicly listed company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines, founded in 2002. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as PSE: RRHI.
Robinsons Retail Holdings was incorporated on 4 February 2002 and listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on 11 November 2013. Its 17-A traces the group's retail operations to the first Robinsons Department Store in Metro Manila in 1980 and reports 2,763 stores at the end of 2025 across food, drugstores, department stores, DIY and specialty formats, plus 2,154 franchised TGP stores. It also operates several licensed international formats, which are not recorded here as brands it owns.
Robinsons Retail: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇵🇭 Southstar Drug and other Filipino brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 84 brands that began in the Philippines. 4 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Southstar Drug is not one of them.
- 2GO Express — 2GO 🇵🇭
- 555 — Century Pacific 🇵🇭
- AirAsia Philippines — AirAsia X 🇲🇾
- Asian Terminals — Asian Terminals 🇵🇭
- C2 — URC 🇵🇭
- Cebgo — Cebu Air 🇵🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Southstar Drug?
The parent company of Southstar Drug is Robinsons Retail, a publicly listed company headquartered in the Philippines.
Is Southstar Drug Filipino?
Yes. Southstar Drug originated in the Philippines and its owner, Robinsons Retail, is also headquartered in the Philippines.
Since when has Robinsons Retail owned Southstar Drug?
Robinsons Retail has owned Southstar Drug since 2012.
Is Southstar Drug still owned by Robinsons Retail?
Yes. As of 20 October 2026, Southstar Drug is still owned by Robinsons Retail (90% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. SEC Form 17-A and audited financial statements, year ended 31 December 2025 — Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc., Annual report; retrieved 20 October 2026.
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