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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…
Sands Cotai Central has opened phase four of its retail offer, adding almost 100,000sqft of retail space and 25 retailers. At the heart of the expansion is an Apple store, which opens today. The new space is home to several brands new to Macao: Calvin Klein…
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…
Health and beauty retailer Watsons Thailand has announced it will have an “O and O” (“online+offline”) focus for its growth this year. AS Watsons regional MD Rod Routley says a strong store network, digital capabilities and growing e-commerce platform…
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…
GS Retail, which runs South Korea’s GS25 convenience store chain, is facing questions over its profitability after it posted contracted numbers in its earnings last year. According to its regulatory filing, GS Retail logged KW30.9 billion (US$28.4 million) in…
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…
SM Prime Holdings has continued its expansion in northern Luzon with its latest mall, SM Center Pulilan, in Bulacan. Its 66th mall in the Philippines, it adds 27,000sqm in gross floor area (GFA), taking SM Prime’s total GFA to 8 million sqm. Opening with 80…
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s business empire Cheung Kong has been able to get the best price when offloading some assets. For instance, the Centre, its Grade A office building, was sold for over HK$40 billion early this month on the back of soaring…
JD.com profit soared 50 per cent after a 39 per cent increase in sales during the Chinese online retailer’s latest quarter. Its unaudited results for the three months to the end of September show revenue of RMB83.7 billion (US$12.6 billion), with a record…
At Watsons, we always make customers “LOOK GOOD, FEEL GREAT”. The brand has launched a Brand Refresh Campaign throughout 12 operating markets across Asia and Eastern Europe. The best way to live the “Look Good, Feel Great” brand value is to start with our…
GS Retail Co., a retail unit of South Korean conglomerate GS Group, will take over additional 50 percent stake in the Korean unit of drug store franchise label Watsons from Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group to make it its fully-owned entity, the company said…
An 80,000 sqm mall has been opened in eastern Metro Manila by Southeast Asian integrated property company SM Prime Holdings. As its 60th mall in the Philippines, SM City East Ortigas reinforces its commitment to continue expanding there given the economy’s…
Personal care retailer Watsons Personal Care Store (Philippines) Inc. is expanding its branch network by boosting its presence both in shopping malls and community locations. The company recently opened its 500th store and chose to celebrate this achievement…
Healthcare and beauty chain Watsons has formed a partnership with eCommerce company Lazada Singapore. As a result of the collaboration, more than 500 Watsons products have been made available on Lazada. Formed in 2012, Lazada Singapore offers a wide range of…
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…
