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Retail Asia08/06/2022
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Watsons and L’Oreal launch Hong Kong-wide recycling program

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L’Oreal Hong Kong has partnered with Watsons and recycling social enterprise V Cycle to launch the recycling program ‘Beauty for the Future’. The campaign aims to encourage customers to recycle their empty cosmetics and skincare containers – from any brand – at Watsons stores. Customers can hand over their washed beauty containers including foundation bottles, […]
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Retail Asia07/10/2021
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Watsons creates Sustainable Choices category with new products

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Surging consumer demand for sustainable products has prompted Hong Kong-headquartered health & beauty retailer Watsons to aggregate more than 1600 products into a Sustainable Choices category available both in physical stores and online. A trial curation of sustainable products earlier this year saw sales of some products increase by 300 percent. “This indicates clearly that […]
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Retail Asia03/11/2020
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100 Million Loyal Watsons Members Reached

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Watsons, the flagship health and beauty brand of A.S. Watson Group, has reached the phenomenal milestone of 100 million loyalty members in Asia. Having grown rapidly since its launch, the Watsons membership program is now available and well-established in 14# markets worldwide, connecting beauty and wellness lovers and helping them to Look Good Feel Great. […]
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Retail Asia29/11/2019
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AS Watson opens its 3800th Watsons store in China

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AS Watson Group is opening its 3800th Watsons store in China. The new outlet is located in Kunming, the largest city in Yunnan Province, and is designed to provide one-on-one beauty services to customers supported by the fully integrated digital experience. “Our extensive physical store network provides unique touchpoints in over 470 cities in China, […]
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Retail Asia04/11/2019
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Malina Ngai named CEO of AS Watson Asia & Europe

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AS Watson has appointed Malina Ngai as its CEO, overseeing Asia and Europe. She will remain a board member and group COO of AS Watson. “Malina has been instrumental in formulating the group’s customer strategy, driving digital transformation, business analytics as well as developing strategic international partnerships with top suppliers and technology companies,” said Dominic […]
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Retail Asia30/09/2019
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My Japanese Beauty Fantasy launched with Watsons

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Japanese cosmetics & personal care brands Anessa, Senka, and Tsubaki have partnered with Watsons Singapore to launch a My Japanese Beauty pop-up store in Orchard Road. The three Shiseido brands are hosting the store from September 20 to October 20 at a location just outside Takashimaya as an educational and experiential event that invites the […]
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Retail Asia13/08/2019
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Protests take their toll on Watsons outlets

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Sales by Watsons stores located in areas affected by ongoing street protests have fallen markedly in both June and July. The protests have been ongoing since early June, largely confined to the island suburbs of Admiralty, Wan Chai and Causeway Bay. “Month-to-date July our sales have fallen by a double-digit [percentage] from the same period […]
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Retail Asia30/04/2019
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Omnichannel key to AS Watson Group success

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Don’t mention the so-called ‘Retail Apocalypse’ to AS Watson Group MD Dominic Lai. An ardent enthusiast in new-generation retail technology, he heads a company that has just celebrated its 15,000th physical store opening. And that network expansion is showing no signs of slowing, with a new store opening on average every seven hours for the […]
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Retail Asia25/04/2019
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Shiseido and AS Watson co-create skincare Beauty Line

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Global cosmetics company Shiseido and AS Watson, the health & beauty retailer, have collaborated to co-create an exclusive derma skincare range under the “D Program” brand. The new Urban Damage Care range has been successfully launched in Thailand and Taiwan and will soon be launched in other Asian markets with Watsons stores. The collaboration is […]
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Retail Asia26/03/2019
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Chinese internet giants bidding on AS Watson

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Two Chinese internet giants are reportedly evaluating separate bids for a stake in global retailer AS Watson. As earlier reported by usg, Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek is working with an advisor on options for selling part of its stake in the Hong Kong-headquartered company. The latest reports suggest Temasek is looking to sell a […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Watson and L’Oréal’s ModiFace drive retail innovation with the launch of virtual makeup try-on service

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L’Oréal’s AI and AR company ModiFace and A.S. Watson Group (“ASW”) announce the launch of the virtual makeup try-on #ColourMe, making ModiFace’s industry-leading AR technology available to consumers across Asia on mobile. #ColourMe, launching in March, is a virtual try-on service which will be available on Watsons mobile apps providing shoppers with the opportunity to […]
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Retail Asia10/01/2019
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Temasek plans to sell AS Watson stake

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Singapore’s Temasek Holdings is reportedly looking to quit its stake in Hong Kong-headquartered beauty products retailer AS Watson. Temasek spent US$5.6 billion to acquire a 25 per cent share of AS Watson in 2014 from Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison, which retains the majority stake. According to report, Temasek made the investment expecting the business to be […]
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Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Central Watson refreshing brand for birthday

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Health-and-beauty store chain Central Watson plans to spend about THB100 million (US$3 million) this year on a “brand refreshment” as part of celebrating its 21st anniversary in Thailand. It aims to modernise the stores with colourful formats as well as streamline its online shopping platform. Part of the budget will go toward increasing digitised communication […]
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Retail Asia03/07/2017
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Watson group planning new shops

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The A.S. Watson Group plans to open 1,400 new outlets globally this year – 60 shops will be in Hong Kong – but it will not expand the electricity group Fortress, says chief operating officer Malina Ngai Man-lin. The group doesn’t have a plan for an initial public offering for the moment, Lai added. Watson plans to invest HK$500 […]
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Retail Asia02/07/2016
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Watson Indonesia launches expansion plan

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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 […]
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Retail Asia01/07/2016
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Watson to open more stores in Indonesia

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Watson Indonesia’s debut on the Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) has marked a new chapter in the company’s expansion journey to a wider market base. Duta Intidaya, the sole franchisee of Hong Kong-based personal care retail chain AS Watsons Group, made the decision to go public to finance its aggressive expansion plans to match Watson’s operations […]
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Retail Asia20/08/2015
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AS Watson opens global flagship

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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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