Great Tree Pharmacy
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| Public company | |
| Traded as | Template:TPEX |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Pharmacy Health care Pet care |
| Founded 📆 | May 15, 2001 |
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| Headquarters 🏙️ | Taoyuan City, Taiwan |
Area served 🗺️ | Taiwan |
Key people | Cheng Ming-lung (chairman) |
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| Parent | Great Tree Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Great Tree Pharmacy (Chinese: 大樹藥局; Tongyong Pinyin: Dàshù Yàojyú) is a Taiwanese pharmacy chain headquartered in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The company operates community pharmacies, pharmacy-convenience store hybrid outlets, and in-store pharmacy counters in hypermarkets. It also operates pet care stores and hearing centers.
The business originated from a small pharmacy in Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, founded by pharmacist Liu Yu-teng in 1993. Great Tree Pharmacy was formally established as a chain in 2001 by Liu and his brother Cheng Ming-lung.[1]
As of 2025, the company operated more than 426 pharmacy-related outlets in Taiwan, including airport stores, convenience store hybrid pharmacies, and shop-in-shop locations.[2]
History
Founding and early development
The predecessor of Great Tree Pharmacy was "Neili First Pharmacy" (內壢一藥局), established in Taoyuan in 1993 by pharmacist Liu Yu-teng. Facing increasing competition from chain pharmacies and changes following the implementation of Taiwan's National Health Insurance system in 1995, Liu partnered with his brother Cheng Ming-lung in 2001 to establish the Great Tree Pharmacy chain.[3]
During the early 2000s, the company expanded its community pharmacy network, introduced an online enterprise resource planning system, and developed partnerships with pharmacy schools to train pharmacists. By 2007, Great Tree had expanded to more than ten locations in the Taoyuan area.[2]
Expansion and partnerships
During the late 2000s and 2010s, Great Tree expanded across Taiwan, opening stores in major cities including Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Hsinchu County. The company partnered with Carrefour Taiwan in 2009 to establish pharmacy counters inside hypermarkets and later introduced hybrid pharmacy stores with FamilyMart Taiwan in 2015.[2]
The company was listed on the Taipei Exchange emerging stock board in 2014 and officially listed on the over-the-counter market in 2016.[4] In the same year, it also expanded into e-commerce through Tmall and entered a strategic partnership with Japanese pharmacy chain Sugi Pharmacy in 2020 involving product imports and joint business cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.[5]
Pet care and overseas expansion
In the 2020s, Great Tree diversified into pet care and hearing services.[6] In 2021, the company established Great Tree Pet Co. and opened pet retail stores in Taiwan. It also launched hearing centers staffed by pharmacists and audiologists.[7][8]
The company expanded to Malaysia in 2022 as part of its overseas expansion strategy.[9] By 2025, Great Tree operated more than 426 pharmacy-related outlets in Taiwan.[10]
Controversy
In 2026, Great Tree Pharmacy became involved in controversy surrounding proposed Taiwanese regulations on the use of human medicines for pets. The draft rules would have allowed pet owners to obtain certain human medicines from pharmacies using veterinary documentation when veterinary-specific drugs were unavailable.[11]
Veterinarians and pet owners raised concerns over drug supply shortages, emergency access difficulties, and unclear liability during medicine transport and storage. Public attention focused on Great Tree because of its expanding pet healthcare business, although the company denied influencing the policy and stated that the regulations had been under discussion for years.[12] The government later suspended implementation of the proposed rules following consultations with veterinary and pharmacy organizations.[13]
References
- ↑ 杜蕙蓉 (2022-09-19). "大樹集團鄭明龍 打造連鎖藥局通路王". Commercial Times (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "大樹藥局發展沿革". Great Tree Pharmacy (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 嚴雅芳 (2025-10-27). "大樹董座鄭明龍專訪／精準行銷 洞察消費者需求". United Daily News (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 杜蕙蓉 (2016-03-29). "大樹30日以70元上櫃 中籤率0.75％". Commercial Times (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 鄧寧 (2016-04-14). "超商賣藥、雲端建置藥歷 大樹總早一步 地方小藥局 憑什麼被全家、天貓看上？". Business Today (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ "大樹醫藥打造智慧健康零售平台 推動連鎖藥局通路服務再進化". Business Today (in 中文). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 何秀玲 (2026-03-26). "大樹：今年為營運轉捩點 展店轉積極長期拚千店". Central News Agency (Taiwan) (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 嚴雅芳 (2025-07-25). "大樹年底前寵物健康商品導入全門市 將開首間大樹寵物店中店". United Daily News (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 高兆麟 (2024-12-02). "晨暉生技攜手大樹醫藥搶攻馬來西亞市場 未來還要拓展至越南". ETtoday (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 嚴雅芳 (2026-03-26). "大樹：2026年重返成長軌道". United Daily News (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 張方瑄; 陳又瑄 (2026-04-15). "寵物用藥新制爆爭議！大樹藥局為何站上風口浪尖？". Commercial Times (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 陳思遠 (2026-04-13). "寵物用藥新制懶人包》暫緩上路！買藥缺藥爭議、大樹抵制風波一次看懂". TVBS News (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
- ↑ 林韋慈 (2026-04-12). "快新聞／大樹藥局早布局寵物醫藥有內幕？網掀抵制 外界關注股價震盪". Formosa Television (in 中文). Retrieved 2026-05-12.
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