China Jo-Jo Drugstores Announces New Store Openings in Shanghai and Hangzhou

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc.

today announced two new store openings in Shanghai and Hangzhou, increasing the Company's total store count to 61. Three additional stores are planned to be opened in Hangzhou by mid-2012. “We continue to implement our plans of opening new stores in premium locations and providing excellent, customized services to customers with increasing healthcare needs,” says Mr. Lei Liu, Chairman and CEO of China Jo-Jo Drugstores. “The new store in Shanghai and Hangzhou will further strengthen our dominant position in Hangzhou and increase our foothold in Shanghai, China's wealthiest city. We plan to open more stores in Shanghai and Zhejiang in the future while remaining focused on our overall vertical integration strategy.” The newly opened stores are: Zhejiang Jiuying Grand Pharmacy in Hangzhou: The 110 square-meter, or 1,184 square feet, store opened in March. The Company plans to open three additional stores under the Jiuying Drugstore or Jiuying Grand Pharmacy brand in Hangzhou later this year. The Jiuying store brand is wholly owned by the Company. Lydia Grand Pharmacy in Taopu Road, Shanghai. The 160 square-meter, or 1,722 square-feet, store opened in March, bringing the total number of stores that the Company now operates in Shanghai to three.