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Retail Asia06/02/2023
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Watsons opens 1000th Philippine store

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Health and beauty retail giant Watsons has opened its 1000th store in the Philippines – which is also its largest in the country yet. Coinciding with the company’s 20th anniversary in the Philippines, the new store located in The Block, SM City North Edsa, spans nearly 1000sqm and displays a range of products the company […]
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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 Asia17/01/2020
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Watsons China launches WeChat Work and Cloud stores

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Health and beauty retailer Watsons has partnered with Tencent’s WeChat Work platform to establish an online presence and launch cloud-based WeChat stores this quarter. Watsons China’s launch on WeChat Work and the establishment of cloud stores will enable the brand to provide more personalised, round-the-clock services to its more than 65 million-strong customer base shopping […]
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Retail Asia03/10/2019
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Watsons Philippines adding more stores this year

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Watsons Philippines plans to open another 50 stores this year, adding to the 781 branches it already operates. Parent AS Watson, the health-and-beauty retailer headquartered in Hong Kong, has more than 15,200 stores worldwide. It launched the Watsons brand in the Philippines in 2002 after partnering with SM Prime Holdings, opening its first store at […]
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Retail Asia05/06/2019
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Watsons loyalty program Expanding for Travellers

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Watsons is about to expand its loyalty program cross-border with 8 million members in 11 cities in the Greater Bay Area the first to benefit. “Watsons operates in many popular travel destinations worldwide, and our customers also tell us that they would like to shop in Watsons overseas,” said group COO Malina Ngai. “Therefore, in […]
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Retail Asia19/02/2019
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Fashion

AS Watson to start selling Amorepacific

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South Korean beauty group Amorepacific and AS Watson have expanded their partnership to cover Asia and Europe. The partnership will enable Amorepacific to increase its product presence through Watsons-owned stores and online. Before this, the two had already partnered to launch Amorepacific’s botanical skincare brand Mamonde, haircare brands RYO and Mise-En-Scene across Asia. “AS Watson […]
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Retail Asia17/01/2019
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AS Watson reports success with predictive modelling marketing

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International health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group says its use of predictive modelling technology is delivering successful product launches. The firm has worked in close partnership with brands to help them penetrate specific demographics or enter new markets. Recently this included Jeffree Star Cosmetics launching exclusively at ICI Paris XL in Europe, and in […]
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Retail Asia14/01/2019
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Watsons Vietnam opens first store this month

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Hong Kong-headquartered healthcare and beauty retailer Watsons is to launch in Vietnam. The first Watsons Vietnam store will open on January 17, in the lower floors of the high-profile Bitexco tower in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The store will take up at least one floor of a two-storey space recently vacated by Topshop. Teasing […]
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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 Asia25/09/2018
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Watsons Elite Membership Programme Launched

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International health and beauty retailer AS Watson has initiated a global VIP loyalty program. The group has announced the program to enhance its connectivity with customers, planning to extend it to all of its 130 million loyalty members in 24 markets by early next year. It is an additional and invitation-only tier of membership which […]
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Retail Asia15/08/2018
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L’Oreal China get fuel from Colorlab by Watsons

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International health and beauty retailer AS Watson has teamed up with L’Oreal to launch Colorlab by Watsons, a new concept makeup store in China. The first Colorlab launched in Shenzhen early this year as a trial, followed by more openings in Guangzhou and Shanghai. Now the company has revealed plans to roll out a further […]
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Retail Asia02/08/2018
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Japan’s Utena debuts in Singapore

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Japanese beauty brand Utena has launched in Singapore. The 91-year-old heritage brand, which is currently distributed throughout Greater China and Thailand, is now available at selected Watsons stores, Yue Hwa, Welcia-BHG, Tokyu Hands, Don Don Donki, Metro Singapore, and online via Shopee, Lazada, Redmart and Qoo10. Its key products are a high-level beauty serum mask […]
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Retail Asia04/07/2018
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Thailand’s Mistine launches in Korea

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Better Way Thailand, trading as cosmetics brand Mistine, is aiming to establish itself as an Asian brand by 2020. From this coming August, Mistine products will be exported for retail in Korea’s Incheon airport and in downtown Seoul, in the hope of attracting the destination’s annual 10 million Chinese visitors. Mistine already has a strong […]
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Retail Asia07/02/2018
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Watsons in Korea has a new name: Lalavla

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Watsons personal and beauty care stores across Korea will go through a makeover under a new name “Lalavla,” its operator GS Retail announced on Tuesday in hopes to take on the dominant player Olive Young in the burgeoning street beauty market through localized appeal. GS Retail introduced Watsons, the biggest multi-beauty and personal care store […]
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Retail Asia05/02/2018
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E-Tailing

Alibaba to thank New Retail for Its record sales

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Continuing momentum in Alibaba Group’s New Retail business helped drive a 56 per cent year-on-year growth in sales for the quarter to December 31. The performance of the New Retail category – which combines its online (non-marketplace) and fast-growing offline retail businesses, including investments in Sun Art Retail and other established businesses – was a […]
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