AWARD RECOGNITION

Visa Slovak Top Shop 2023

St. Martin Pharmacia was awarded 2nd place among Slovakia’s leading brick-and-mortar retail concepts.

St. Martin Pharmacia Bratislava pharmacy and niche perfumery
St. Martin Pharmacia Visa Slovak Top Shop 2023 award

STORE OF THE YEAR 2023

2nd place for St. Martin Pharmacia

St. Martin Pharmacia was awarded 2nd place in the main category of Visa Slovak Top Shop 2023, recognising the original Bratislava store as one of the most distinctive retail experiences in Slovakia.

The final results were announced on 13 February 2024 in Bratislava. LYRA PARK from Ivanka pri Nitre placed first, St. Martin Pharmacia in Bratislava second, and OOZI in Trnava third.

The recognition followed an earlier success in July 2023, when independent inspectors selected St. Martin Pharmacia as the monthly winner of Visa Slovak Top Shop.

2.

Overall place
2023

120

Stores evaluated
during 2023

8

Evaluation
categories

12

Monthly finalists
in the annual final

THE EVALUATION

A comprehensive view of the retail experience

Independent inspectors visit nominated stores anonymously and evaluate the customer experience across eight areas.

01

Exterior & interior appearance

02

Store concept & design

03

Navigation & customer orientation

04

Product & service presentation

05

In-store & promotional communication

06

Cashless Friendly & digital payments

07

Digital signage & technology

08

Staff approach, expertise & service

THE RECOGNITION

Recognition of the original St. Martin Pharmacia experience

The award confirmed the strength of St. Martin Pharmacia as a carefully developed retail concept combining pharmacy, beauty, tradition, art and refined customer service.

In its presentation of the July 2023 winner, Visa Slovak Top Shop highlighted the store’s aesthetics, design, product presentation and the distinctive atmosphere created within the historic Csáky Palace in Bratislava.

The recognition relates to the original St. Martin Pharmacia store, brand experience and retail concept evaluated by the competition in 2023.

St. Martin Pharmacia Visa Slovak Top Shop recognition
St. Martin Pharmacia Visa Slovak Top Shop 2023

VISA SLOVAK TOP SHOP 2023

The Awards Ceremony

At the official Visa Slovak Top Shop 2023 awards ceremony, St. Martin Pharmacia was represented by pharmacy owner Martin Pitoňák and Jana Španírová, founder of the brand and creator of the St. Martin Pharmacia concept.

VISA SLOVAK TOP SHOP

Visa Slovak Top Shop has recognised outstanding brick-and-mortar stores across Slovakia since 2021, with a focus on customer experience, design, service and innovation.