AS Watson

Retail Asia18/12/2017

Health and beauty retailer AS Watson (ASW) has launched a Technology Partnership Programme as part of a move to speed up its digital transformation globally. The program brings together a wide range of international technology providers and recognises them as strategic partners rather than suppliers, explained Malina Ngai, group COO of ASW. “We believe every […]

Retail Asia04/02/2017

Hong Kong-based retailer A.S. Watson Group said on Thursday it will spend $70 million over the next three years in big data technologies, including investment in a Canadian artificial intelligence venture company. A.S. Watson will consolidate its customer data holdings into a big data analysis system for retailers developed by Rubikloud to optimize sales promotion activities […]

Retail Asia02/07/2016

Watson Indonesia plans to open up to 20 new stores this year. Duta Intidaya, the local Watson’s rights-holder since 2006, will use about 65 per cent of the US$6.49 million raised in its recent IPO to fund the new stores, with the balance of the cash going to repay bank debt. While there are more […]

Retail Asia20/08/2015

AS Watson Group has opened its 12,000th store worldwide – in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay. Perhaps fittingly, the store is a three-storey flagship, at 8000 sqft, the brand’s largest store in Hong Kong. Located on Yun Ping Rd, the new store features the latest Watsons store design concept internationally, a blend of “contemporary and elegant […]

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A.S. Watson announces slew of new tech vendors to support its digital transformation

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Watson Indonesia launches expansion plan

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