Wing On also had a branch in Shanghai, opened in 1918 on
Nanking (Nanjing) Road by the Kwok brothers with their cousin,
George Kwok Bew, who had recently moved to Shanghai from Sydney. The Kwok brothers had initially worked for George's fruit and vegetable business, Wing Sang & Co., in Sydney before starting their own fruit and vegetable business. Wing On was the second of the "Four Great Companies", which were large department stores modelled on Australian precedent established by Cantonese migrants returning from Australia. The Four Great Companies brought the model of modern department stores with egalitarian service pioneered by
Anthony Hordern & Sons to Shanghai and quickly became the focal points of Shanghai's commercial district. The exterior of the original store was restored to its appearance during the Wing On period. However, the interior has been drastically refurbished. The store has also changed its market orientation, focusing almost exclusively on domestic Chinese branded clothing targeted at visitors from other parts of China, with a small department in watches and other accessories. File:Wing On 1918 Shanghai.jpg|Wing On's Shanghai branch in the 1940s, on Nanking Road. File:Wing On Shanghai 1918.jpg|
Shop window of Wing On's Shanghai branch in the 1940s. File:Shanghai tram, British section, 1920s, John Rossman's collection.jpg|In this 1930s postcard, Wing On (left) is advertising its "Great Sale" on banners stretched across Nanking Road (to Sincere Department Store (right)). ==Wing On Company International Limited==