AS Watson, a health and beauty retail giant, has announced ambitious expansion plans for the coming year, with around 1,000 new stores expected to open. This move comes in response to a significant surge in customer engagement via the company’s loyalty…
AS Watson Group, a leading international health and beauty retailer, has announced the appointment of Donna Poon as Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong, effective from November 1. Proven Leadership Currently serving as Trading Director, Poon brings to her…
This will launch an extensive product range and offer free scheduled delivery. Amazon Singapore and Watsons entered a partnership to launch a wider range of beauty, health, and personal care products on Amazon.sg through a dedicated storefront. According to…
Hong Kong-based health and beauty retailer AS Watson has partnered with Grab to launch an online and offline collaboration across Southeast Asia. The partnership will allow customers to access more than 62,000 health and beauty products at Watsons stores via…
Middle Eastern retail conglomerate Al-Futtaim is bringing Asian beauty retail brand Watsons to the Gulf in a partnership with AS Watson Group. The partnership marks AS Watson Group’s first franchise agreement in its almost 180-year of history and its first…
Health and beauty retailer AS Watson has opened up its Moneyback loyalty program to help retailers in Hong Kong promote their businesses for free in preparation for an easing in the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has hit every community hard in many…
AS Watson Group is the first signee to the New Plastics Economy global commitment to reduce plastics waste. The firm has also taken up group membership with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to help address the environmental impact of the industry. Both…
Health-and-beauty retailer AS Watson recorded 7 percent growth last year despite the political unrest in its key Hong Kong market. “What’s worth mentioning is the growth of health and beauty in Asia which was significantly impacted by the social unrest in the…
AS Watson Group saw its health-category sales increase 11 percent last year with 1 billion shoppers purchasing health products from the brand globally. The figures reflect a global uptick in the vitamins and supplements industry, which is growing at a rate of…
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.…
Health and beauty retailer AS Watson has gathered insight from its businesses around the world to compile an overview of what is driving Generation Z customers and how they can be attracted to its retail brands across the globe. “Generation Z is shaping up to…
AS Watson Group has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with genetics and digital-health company Prenetics in Asia and Europe. The strategic partnership involves the launch of Circle DNA, a comprehensive DNA test that delivers more than 500…
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…
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…
Hong Kong-based AS Watson has chosen its part-owned German subsidiary Rossmann for its next Asian market debut, South Korea. The German drug-store brand has confirmed it will begin selling products in South Korea on May 1, shipping direct from Germany. It…
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…