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AS Watson Rejects AI Staff Cuts Across 17,000 Global Outlets
Group chief executive Malina Ngai says the Hong Kong health and beauty giant will use automation to free store staff rather than slash headcount.
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Rajiv MenonLiving
Watsons Vietnam opens first store this month
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…
Minjun ParkLiving
CK Hutchison and Meitu Form Strategic Alliance
CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CK Hutchison”) announced a strategic alliance with China’s leading image processing and social sharing platform, Meitu Inc. Striving to combine beauty with social media, Meitu will partner with CK Hutchison’s retail division,…
Rajiv MenonFood
AS WATSON unveils new foodservice-focused concept store in China
Located on B2 of the Cheung Kong Center, the store, called CKC18, groups together four AS Watson retail brands in a way which makes each store appear independent, but connected. The 26,000sqft CKC18 is home to international food emporium Food Le Parc, health…
Maria SantosLiving
Watsons stores lead 1000 openings for Hutchison
Watsons stores account for the bulk of more than 1000 new stores to be opened by parent CK Hutchison this year. Hutchison said in its six month results released Friday it has added 257 stores to its global network already this year and 800 more would open by…
Maria SantosGeneral
Billionaire Li Ka-shing sounds alarm over Hong Kong’s economy
Hong Kong’s economy is at its worst in 20 years, billionaire Li Ka-shing said on Thursday, warning that the city’s stock market could fall by more than half if the financial hub does not get backing from mainland China. Li, who held court and joked with…