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Mannings Hong Kong review report

benchmarked vs Watsons · 486 stores · public Google Maps reviews · ratings all-time, themes last 6 months
3.61★
Avg rating (all-time)
3.32★
Recent rating (6mo)
56%
Positive (4–5★)
33%
Negative (1–2★)
0
Health & safety flags
0/57
Mgmt replies to negatives
Across 486 health & beauty stores, Mannings leads on lifetime ratings, but Watsons has pulled ahead over the last 6 months: all-time 3.61★ Mannings vs 3.51★ Watsons (Google lifetime scores); over the last 6 months 3.60★ Watsons vs 3.32★ Mannings (Mannings 33% negative vs Watsons 26%). Staff conduct and queueing dominate the complaints on both sides.

Executive summary

Mannings operates 315 health & beauty stores across Hong Kong under its Mannings, Mannings Plus and Mannings Baby banners (permanently-closed stores excluded); 117 of them have Google reviews and appear on the map (the rest have no reviews yet). Mannings stores drew 174 reviews in the last 6 months, an average of 3.32★ (the mean across those reviews; stores with no reviews don’t count) and a negative share of 33%. 58 non-English reviews were read via Google’s English translation so their themes and health & safety flags are captured. Throughout, Mannings is benchmarked against its main competitor, Watsons.

Store map (colour = last-6-month rating · size = review volume)

117 stores with reviews in the last 6 months are mapped; each popup carries a recent review and a Google Maps link.

Benchmark vs Watsons

Brand vs brand. Ratings are Google’s own all-time store scores; recent from the last 6 months.

MetricManningsWatsons
Stores tracked315171
Avg rating (all-time)3.61★3.51★
Avg rating (recent 6 mo)3.32★3.60★
Positive share (recent)56%64%
Negative share (recent)33%26%
Stores rated 4.0★+10247

Rating distribution

Every recent (6-month) review, split by star rating.

Mannings (174 reviews)

5★
62 (36%)
4★
36 (21%)
3★
19 (11%)
2★
10 (6%)
1★
47 (27%)

Watsons (163 reviews)

5★
72 (44%)
4★
32 (20%)
3★
17 (10%)
2★
5 (3%)
1★
37 (23%)

By banner

BannerGroupStoresReviewsAvg ★
Mannings BabyMannings4174.12★
Mannings PlusMannings4643.91★
ManningsMannings3072,8023.60★
WatsonsWatsons1711,1023.51★

Monthly trend

Bar height = review volume; colour = that month’s average rating (red low to green high); number above = avg ★, below = review count.

3.4★
23
02
3.8★
33
03
3.6★
39
04
2.8★
26
05
3.3★
21
06
2.6★
24
07
3.4★
8
08

Complaint themes (from 1–2★)

Mannings
Watsons
Staff & service
32
24
Self-checkout & payment
8
4
Queues & checkout
4
6
Pricing
4
1
Stock & range
4
1
Freshness & quality
0
0
Cleanliness
0
0

Staff & service

“Today I went to Mannings in Tuen Mun Town Plaza. The male pharmacist there, who wore glasses, was very rude, rude, and arrogant. This pharmacist must be new; the previous pharmacists were all very nice, but this one was just awful. In the end, I bought my medi”Original (Chinese)“今天去屯門市廣場萬寧,店鋪內戴眼鏡的男藥劑師,這人很不禮貌,態度很惡劣,很囂張。這位藥劑師應該是新來的,之前的藥劑師都很好,但這個就很衰格,最後,我幫襯咗隔離屈臣氏藥劑師買藥。”
Mannings Plus · 1★ · 2026-07-01 · source

Self-checkout & payment

“The new store needs improvement: 1. I picked up a box of loquat syrup, and the clerk asked me all sorts of questions: whether I wanted it for myself or to buy for someone else, and why I didn't want the bottled version. What does that have to do with it? It's”Original (Chinese)“新店有待改善 1.我拎起盒枇杷膏,店員問長問短:自用定買畀人,點解唔要樽裝。關佢咩事又唔係藥 2.店員企正喺自助收銀機前面塞住晒係咩玩法 3.自助收銀機塞紙唔出收據,店員搞一大輪印張單,然後話唔可以畀我,要收據就要取消已付嗰單,重新畀錢印新單。我趕時間冇要單,被逼放棄消費者權益”
萬寧Mannings · 1★ · 2026-05-19 · source

Queues & checkout

“I witnessed it firsthand – the female employee in the black shirt and with short hair was extremely unfriendly. The short-haired one was blaming another cashier colleague for taking up too much time helping customers with inquiries, causing customers to have t”Original (Chinese)“親眼見到 - 黑色衫和短髪的女職員非常之不友善,短髪的怪責另外一位收銀員同事晒時間幫忙客戶查詢導致需要排隊客戶,互相幫助支持才是真正的好職員,誰也有機會需要幫忙的,正想跟短頭髮的說不趕時間,但竟給我聽見她們的是一位黑色衫的女職員和短髪的女職員互相怪責令他們不能準時落閘收舖🙈 才開多部收銀機幫忙🙈 為什麼不可以友善一些對待客戶和同事呢! 作為服務業的人員只執着於自身利益,個人主義強大,香港經濟崩裂不只是只因店舖租金昂貴和人工高企,就係因為”
Mannings · 1★ · 2026-05-04 · source

Staff-conduct split

Of staff-related reviews, negative (1–2★) vs positive (4–5★).

32 negative18 positive

What customers praise (from 4–5★)

Friendly staff
14
Convenient
6
Good selection
6
Value / deals
5
“The sale ladies were extremely helpful.”
Mannings · 4★ · 2026-04-21 · source
“The location is a bit hard to find; the escalator layout in the mall is confusing. This store is on the 2nd floor!”Original (Chinese)“位置有點難找,商場的扶梯位置很迷惑。這家門店在2樓!!”
Mannings (Yoho Mall) · 5★ · 2026-04-28 · source

Best-rated stores

Stores with 20+ reviews, highest first.

StoreBannerRatingReviews
Mannings
Hong Kong, Kwun Tong, Tung Ming St, 7號G/F
Mannings4.2★24
Mannings
B1, K11, Shop B109-B110, 18 Hanoi Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui,
Mannings4.0★57
Mannings
Shop 2004, 2/F, ifc Mall, 8 Finance St, Central, Hon
Mannings4.0★29
Mannings
Shop 420, 4/F, Cityplaza, 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taik
Mannings4.0★27
Mannings Plus
15 Cannon St, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Mannings Plus4.0★21
Mannings with Registered Pharmacist Servic
Shop 02, G/F, Fortress Tower250 King's Rd, North Poi
Mannings3.9★31
Mannings
Hong Kong, Mong Kok, Nathan Rd, 573號, Full Win Comme
Mannings3.9★23
Mannings
Shop Nos. F16A & F17-F17A, 1/F, Telford Plaza 1, 33
Mannings3.8★36

Lowest-rated stores

Stores with 20+ reviews, lowest first, the intervention list.

StoreBannerRatingReviews
Mannings
Hong Kong, Chek Lap Kok, 翔天路1號7T100號舖
Mannings3.2★57
Mannings
Dragon Centre, Shop 501B, 5/F, 37K Yen Chow St, Sham
Mannings3.2★23
萬寧 Mannings
Shop 281, G/F, Hung Cheuk Lau, Kwun Tong Garden Esta
Mannings3.3★28
Mannings
Shop 28 & 29, 1/F, APM, 418 Kwun Tong Rd, Kwun Tong,
Mannings3.4★45
Mannings
G/F, Amtel Building, 144-148 Des Voeux Rd Central, S
Mannings3.4★22
Mannings
Shop 3 & 4, G/F, 28 Ma Tau Kok Rd, To Kwa Wan, Hong
Mannings3.4★20
Mannings
Long Ping Estate Kang Ping House, Shop Nos M006 & M0
Mannings3.5★181
Mannings (Grand Plaza)
Hong Kong, Kowloon City, Nathan Rd, Grand Plaza, 地下G
Mannings3.5★90

Priority: stores with the most complaints

Stores with the most recent 1–2★ reviews that carry a written comment, with a verbatim sample (rating-only reviews are excluded here so every example is findable on Google).

Mannings3 written 1–2★
“Please update your location more precisely on Google Maps so that we don’t have to hustle too much finding you!”
1★ · 2026-07-26 · source
“The address is incorrect; it should be on the 2nd floor.”Original (Chinese)“地址錯誤,只是2樓”
1★ · 2026-07-20 · source
Mannings3 written 1–2★
“Extremely disappointed with the staff behaviour i havebeen living in Australia for almost 3 years and the behavior between Australian people and hongkong staff member behavior have a huge difference they arenot helpful not welcoming when i ask questions they d”
1★ · 2026-08-02 · source
“Doesn't exist”
1★ · 2026-06-02 · source
Mannings Plus2 written 1–2★
“Today I went to Mannings in Tuen Mun Town Plaza. The male pharmacist there, who wore glasses, was very rude, rude, and arrogant. This pharmacist must be new; the previous pharmacists were all very nice, but this one was just awful. In the end, I bought my medi”Original (Chinese)“今天去屯門市廣場萬寧,店鋪內戴眼鏡的男藥劑師,這人很不禮貌,態度很惡劣,很囂張。這位藥劑師應該是新來的,之前的藥劑師都很好,但這個就很衰格,最後,我幫襯咗隔離屈臣氏藥劑師買藥。”
1★ · 2026-07-01 · source
“Upper Ground-2 是二樓🙄…”
1★ · 2026-05-15 · source
Mannings2 written 1–2★
“The service was terrible, and they were extremely pushy with sales pitches. I will never come back!”Original (Chinese)“服務非常差,強行推銷特別多,不會再來!”
1★ · 2026-05-24 · source
“I witnessed it firsthand – the female employee in the black shirt and with short hair was extremely unfriendly. The short-haired one was blaming another cashier colleague for taking up too much time helping customers with inquiries, causing customers to have t”Original (Chinese)“親眼見到 - 黑色衫和短髪的女職員非常之不友善,短髪的怪責另外一位收銀員同事晒時間幫忙客戶查詢導致需要排隊客戶,互相幫助支持才是真正的好職員,誰也有機會需要幫忙的,正想跟短頭髮的說不趕時間,但竟給我聽見她們的是一位黑色衫的女職員和短髪的女職員互相怪責令他們不能準時落閘收舖🙈 才開多部收銀機幫忙🙈 為什麼不可以友善一些對待客戶和同事呢! 作為服務業的人員只執着於自身利益,個人主義強大,香港經濟崩裂不只是只因店舖租金昂貴和人工高企,就係因為”
1★ · 2026-05-04 · source
Mannings (Grand Plaza)2 written 1–2★
“The male shop assistant, an older man, didn't know anything about skincare and insisted you stand in front of him asking what you wanted. You couldn't even quietly look around or try things on. When you actually asked him something, he stubbornly replied that ”Original (Chinese)“男店員阿叔唔識skincare又要棟係到jer住你問想要啲咩,想靜靜地睇下試下都唔得。真係問佢嘢嘅時候又倔擂槌答有咩都係晒到。鬼唔知咩?唔識推銷就唔好喺度阻頭阻勢,睇啱都寧願上網店買。趕客!”
1★ · 2026-04-08 · source
“The selection of items is less than before, and the cashier is impatient and suddenly becomes very loud. I don't know if it's because of too much work pressure, but the company should take this attitude seriously if it continues in the afternoon.”Original (Chinese)“東西選擇種類比以前少,收銀態度不耐煩,突然好大聲,唔知係咪工作壓力太啦,不過下晝都有咁態度公司要正視下啦?”
2★ · 2026-04-07 · source
Mannings2 written 1–2★
“The pharmacy staff were extremely rude.”Original (Chinese)“藥劑部職員態度非常無禮”
1★ · 2026-08-04 · source
“The staff had extremely poor attitudes.”Original (Chinese)“職員態度極差”
1★ · 2026-05-09 · source
Mannings2 written 1–2★
“The service was terrible. The stamp redemption process was a complete mess, and no one answered either of the two phone calls. Utterly useless.”Original (Chinese)“服務超差,又搞印花換購安排又亂糟糟,兩個電話永遠無人聽,廢嘅”
1★ · 2026-07-23 · source
“Bad service”
1★ · 2026-06-09 · source
Mannings2 written 1–2★
“Hello, I would like to file a complaint regarding your employee, Win, on Saturday, May 23rd. On that day, I asked Win for directions to an item I was looking for, but his service was extremely poor. Not only did he fail to provide clear assistance, but after ”Original (Chinese)“你好,我想投訴貴公司於 5月23日(星期六) 名為 Win 的職員。 當日我在店內向該名職員詢問想找的貨品位置,但其服務態度極為惡劣。他不僅沒有清晰提供協助,在我多次禮貌地再三詢問後,他更表現得極不耐煩。最令人難以接受的是,他最後竟然隨便指了一個完全相反的方向,導致我浪費了時間也無法找到貨品。 作為一間知名連鎖店,這樣的員工服務質素令人非常失望。這次不愉快的經歷令我感到被冒犯,亦對貴公司的品牌形象大打折扣。我以後將不會再光顧這間分店。 ”
1★ · 2026-05-23 · named: Win · source
“The store clerks aren't very good at math. They could have easily used all the coupons, but they made me use one less and end up paying way too much extra.”Original (Chinese)“店員算數都不太好 折價卷明明可以全部折掉 害我少折一張 多付很多錢”
1★ · 2026-04-30 · source

Recurring problems (same issue ≥2×)

The same theme raised 2+ times at one store, with real examples.

ManningsStaff & service · ×2
“The service was terrible, and they were extremely pushy with sales pitches. I will never come back!”Original (Chinese)“服務非常差,強行推銷特別多,不會再來!”
1★ · 2026-05-24 · source
“I witnessed it firsthand – the female employee in the black shirt and with short hair was extremely unfriendly. The short-haired one was blaming another cashier colleague for taking up too much time helping customers with inquiries, causing customers to have t”Original (Chinese)“親眼見到 - 黑色衫和短髪的女職員非常之不友善,短髪的怪責另外一位收銀員同事晒時間幫忙客戶查詢導致需要排隊客戶,互相幫助支持才是真正的好職員,誰也有機會需要幫忙的,正想跟短頭髮的說不趕時間,但竟給我聽見她們的是一位黑色衫的女職員和短髪的女職員互相怪責令他們不能準時落閘收舖🙈 才開多部收銀機幫忙🙈 為什麼不可以友善一些對待客戶和同事呢! 作為服務業的人員只執着於自身利益,個人主義強大,香港經濟崩裂不只是只因店舖租金昂貴和人工高企,就係因為”
1★ · 2026-05-04 · source
Mannings (Grand Plaza)Staff & service · ×2
“The male shop assistant, an older man, didn't know anything about skincare and insisted you stand in front of him asking what you wanted. You couldn't even quietly look around or try things on. When you actually asked him something, he stubbornly replied that ”Original (Chinese)“男店員阿叔唔識skincare又要棟係到jer住你問想要啲咩,想靜靜地睇下試下都唔得。真係問佢嘢嘅時候又倔擂槌答有咩都係晒到。鬼唔知咩?唔識推銷就唔好喺度阻頭阻勢,睇啱都寧願上網店買。趕客!”
1★ · 2026-04-08 · source
“The selection of items is less than before, and the cashier is impatient and suddenly becomes very loud. I don't know if it's because of too much work pressure, but the company should take this attitude seriously if it continues in the afternoon.”Original (Chinese)“東西選擇種類比以前少,收銀態度不耐煩,突然好大聲,唔知係咪工作壓力太啦,不過下晝都有咁態度公司要正視下啦?”
2★ · 2026-04-07 · source
ManningsStaff & service · ×2
“The pharmacy staff were extremely rude.”Original (Chinese)“藥劑部職員態度非常無禮”
1★ · 2026-08-04 · source
“The staff had extremely poor attitudes.”Original (Chinese)“職員態度極差”
1★ · 2026-05-09 · source
ManningsStaff & service · ×2
“The service was terrible. The stamp redemption process was a complete mess, and no one answered either of the two phone calls. Utterly useless.”Original (Chinese)“服務超差,又搞印花換購安排又亂糟糟,兩個電話永遠無人聽,廢嘅”
1★ · 2026-07-23 · source
“Bad service”
1★ · 2026-06-09 · source
ManningsStaff & service · ×2
“Hello, I would like to file a complaint regarding your employee, Win, on Saturday, May 23rd. On that day, I asked Win for directions to an item I was looking for, but his service was extremely poor. Not only did he fail to provide clear assistance, but after ”Original (Chinese)“你好,我想投訴貴公司於 5月23日(星期六) 名為 Win 的職員。 當日我在店內向該名職員詢問想找的貨品位置,但其服務態度極為惡劣。他不僅沒有清晰提供協助,在我多次禮貌地再三詢問後,他更表現得極不耐煩。最令人難以接受的是,他最後竟然隨便指了一個完全相反的方向,導致我浪費了時間也無法找到貨品。 作為一間知名連鎖店,這樣的員工服務質素令人非常失望。這次不愉快的經歷令我感到被冒犯,亦對貴公司的品牌形象大打折扣。我以後將不會再光顧這間分店。 ”
1★ · 2026-05-23 · named: Win · source
“The store clerks aren't very good at math. They could have easily used all the coupons, but they made me use one less and end up paying way too much extra.”Original (Chinese)“店員算數都不太好 折價卷明明可以全部折掉 害我少折一張 多付很多錢”
1★ · 2026-04-30 · source
ManningsStaff & service · ×2
“Extremely disappointed with the staff behaviour i havebeen living in Australia for almost 3 years and the behavior between Australian people and hongkong staff member behavior have a huge difference they arenot helpful not welcoming when i ask questions they d”
1★ · 2026-08-02 · source
“Really disappointed! The sales assistants were speaking Chinese while looking at me. When I said hello, nothing. They looked down on me. Their English was poor. I asked questions: no response. Then they started speaking Chinese in front of me and laughing whi”
1★ · 2026-05-17 · source

Health & safety

Recent reports of expired, rotten, mouldy or pest-related goods, verbatim. 0 stores flagged, 0 with customer photos.

None surfaced.

Staff recognition

Positive reviews that call out service; named staff are surfaced where the reviewer gave a name (2 of the recent praise reviews name a staff member).

ManningsStaff: Li
“A warm and welcoming branch Because of a sensitive skin flare-up, I consulted the sales staff at this store. Saleswoman Ms. Li patiently explained how to use the products to me. Another saleswoman gently performed a skin test for me and even gave me samples ”Original (Chinese)“有溫度的分店 因為敏感肌發作,所以詢問該店的sales Sales李小姐很有耐性的跟我解釋產品的用法 而另一位就很溫柔的給我做了皮膚測試,還送我試用裝♥️”
5★ · 2026-03-21 · named: Li · source
WatsonsStaff: Nancy
“Many thanks to Nancy Yan, an employee at Fortune First City. She was incredibly patient and always put herself in the customer's shoes when arranging orders. Excellent work ethic! 👍🏻 A perfect shopping experience!”Original (Chinese)“多謝置富第一城員工:Nancy 姸,她超級有耐性,能站在顧客立場去安排訂貨。超水準工作態度!讚👍🏻完美的購物體驗!”
5★ · 2026-02-05 · named: Nancy · source
ManningsStaff commended
“The staff were very polite 👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌈🌈🌈 On Tuesday, March 24, 2026, I asked at Mannings in Windsor House if there was a 10% discount on Wednesday. They said no 😨 but there would be a gift. I bought $499 worth of things on Wednesday, and they said there was no ”Original (Chinese)“員工非常有禮貌👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌈🌈🌈 2026年3月24號星期二喺皇室堡萬寧問過星期三係咪有九折?佢話冇😨不過有禮物送,星期三買咗$499嘢,佢話冇折頭又冇嘢送😨你買多兩樣嘢啦😨我有乜嘢餸洗衣服洗衣珠一包😨😨我當堂中計,我每日都係皇室堡出入,咁多會中計請各位小心啲,認住皇室堡萬寧藥房唔老實😨😨”
5★ · 2026-03-26 · source
ManningsStaff commended
“Spectacular food , lamb chops with the barbecue essence is divine 🤤😋. The Thai tea is amazing 🤩. Good service , the staff is friendly and fast”
5★ · 2026-04-10 · source
WatsonsStaff commended
“The goods are arranged systematically. The staffers are friendly and helpful. 商品摆放整齐有序。员工热情友好,乐于助人。 商品擺放整齊有序。員工熱情友善,樂於助人。”
5★ · 2026-03-27 · source
WatsonsStaff commended
“The shop isn't large, only on the basement level. The aisles between the shelves aren't too narrow. The female cashier proactively explains customer benefits to customers and shares her own experiences using the products. I found it thoughtful. I also notice”Original (Chinese)“店舖地方唔大,只有地下一層。 貨架之間通道唔會太窄。 女收銀員會主動向客人講解顧客福利。亦會向客人講述自己用過產品心得。我感覺貼心。 都見到佢好有耐心為長者服務。 員工唔會好似天水圍區內一間分店, 一路跟住客人,進行硬推銷。”
5★ · 2026-03-21 · source

Management responsiveness

Only 0 of 57 recent negative Mannings reviews received any management reply. Google reviews are effectively a one-way channel for Mannings, a wide-open service-recovery opportunity.

By district

Districts with 3+ mapped stores, lowest-rated first.

DistrictStoresAvg rating
Shek Kip Mei32.77★
Tsing Yi33.00★
Tai Po33.30★
Sham Shui Po53.46★
Wan Chai63.50★
Central43.55★
Yuen Long63.58★
Sha Tin43.60★
Causeway Bay43.62★
Ma On Shan33.67★
Tsim Sha Tsui73.70★
Tsuen Wan43.72★
Sai Ying Pun33.73★
Mong Kok43.75★
Tuen Mun53.76★
Kwai Chung33.80★