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Watsons Opens “Play Glam” Concept Store in Tuen Mun
Local First 24/7 Tap & Shop Leads the Future Trend of Digital Retail Experience
World-renowned Beauty Brands Lineup with AI Technology at Makeup Zone

Monday January 20th, 2020
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news • Watsons

: Mr. Dominic LAI, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (4th from the left), Mr. Samuel LEE, Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong (3rd from the left), Mr. Michael YATES, President of Procter & Gamble Hong Kong (2nd from the right), Ms. Eva YU, President & Managing Director of L’Oréal Hong Kong Ltd. (1st from the left), attend the grand opening of Watsons Tech-Fun Concept Store at Tuen Mun Town Plaza

: Mr. Dominic LAI, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group shares that Watsons Hong Kong Tech- Fun concept store coincides with the Group’s 15,800th store opened worldwide, driving new digital retail experience

: Mr. Samuel LEE, Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong experiences the 24/7 Tap & Shop self- service station, it combines online to offline consumption pattern, customers can select products anytime, allowing them to pick up the products in products in their selected store to save their shopping time

: Mr. Samuel LEE, Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong experiences the Meitukey skin analyser, analyzes skin conditions with A.I. technology, merging beauty plus technology trends, creating a one-stop beauty shopping experience

: Watsons Tech-Fun concept store integrates retail with technology, adopting the modern and innovation in- store design elements, offering smart retail excitement to the young generation

As Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, Watsons has been striving for innovation and positive reform; recently the company has been investing hugely on retail technology, flexibly integrate technology with retail to achieve online and offline (O+O) innovation, that digital retail brings excitement to the younger generation. Watsons “Play Glam” Concept Store at Tuen Mun Town Plaza grand opened today, the 4,500 sq.ft. store offers various customer interactive experience zones, introducing world-renowned beauty brands lineup at Makeup Zone, with various technologies and smart devices that enrich shopping interactivity and enjoyment for customer experience at a new diversified retail era.

Watsons China Launches WeChat Work and Cloud Stores to Empower One-to-One Customer Service

Friday January 17th, 2020
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Mainland China • Latest news

asw wechat header hires Watsons China Launches WeChat Work and Cloud Stores to Empower One to One Customer Service

: Customers can choose the delivery service they want after ordering on Cloud Store

: By adding store staff as friend via WeChat Work, customers can enjoy 24/7 one-to-one beauty consultation service

: Customers are interacting with Watsons China’s virtual spokesperson, Wilson

Watsons, the flagship health and beauty brand of A.S. Watson Group, has partnered with Tencent-owned WeChat Work to introduce Watsons China’s WeChat Work platform and plan to first launch Cloud-based Stores (Cloud Stores) in Q1. Watsons China is operating 3,800 stores with over 65 million loyal members. The launch of WeChat Work and Cloud Stores enables Watsons China to provide personalised service and round-the-clock shopping experience to customers.

The Perfume Shop Sheffield Store is Selected as Top Retail Concept

Friday November 29th, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • The Perfume Shop • A.S. Watson Group • The Perfume Shop • Europe • United Kingdom • Latest news

A.S. Watson, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, has launched The Perfume Shop’s first experiential concept store in Sheffield, UK. It has been lately ranked as one of the Top 47 Best New Retail Concept Stores in the world by Insider-trends.

Watsons Opens its 3,800th Store in China

Thursday November 21st, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Mainland China • Latest news

: Malina Ngai (2nd from left), CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe) and Kulvinder Birring (1st from right), CEO of Watsons China officiate at the opening ceremony

: “Scan & Go” service saves customer’s queuing time. In-app purchase can be done by simply scanning a QR code and settlement is completed in the app

: The 3,800th Watsons store in China features a SPA experience offering beauty and grooming services

: The pioneering “One-on-one Beauty Consultation Service” allows customers to enjoy personalised Skin Test service

A.S. Watson Group is delighted to announce the grand opening of its 3,800th Watsons store in China, an important milestone for its market leadership in the country. Located in Kunming, the largest city in Yunnan Province with GDP growth of 8.9% last year, the store is designed to provide one-on-one beauty services to customers, with fully integrated digital experience.

Millennials CSR Committee
Established for the First Time in A.S. Watson

Friday November 8th, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news

: Berna Yilmaz (left) plays with the cleft patients in the hospital ward, creating a warm and relaxing environment before surgeries

: Christie Yeung (right) reaches out to the cleft children and their parents, bringing them colouring books and warm blessing

: Peeraya Polnikorngit (right) tries to make the children feel more relaxed in an unfamiliar environment

: Iryna Danevich (right) gives out gift bags to the parents of cleft patients

A.S. Watson Group established a global Millennials CSR Committee for the first time featuring 14 young colleagues to help enhance the company’s social responsibilities roadmap. Millennials from 11 markets in Asia and Europe are selected to be on this mission.

A.S. Watson Group Management Announcement

Wednesday October 23rd, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news

A.S. Watson Group today announced the appointment of Malina Ngai as Chief Executive Officer, A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe) Ltd., the major holding company of A.S. Watson Group companies. Meanwhile, she remains as board member and Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group.

The Brand-New GREAT Food Hall Is Coming to “Be Great Together!”
Bringing You a Premium Shopping Experience
with a taste of over 12,000 Delicacies from around the World

Wednesday October 16th, 2019
Posted in GREAT • Asia • GREAT • Latest news

: Mr Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson (Left 6) , Mr Norman Yum, Managing Director, PARKnSHOP (HK) Limited (Right 6), Ms Fiona Shiu, Deputy Director, Retail, Swire Properties Ltd. (Left 5), Ms Theresa Leung, General Manager, Pacific Place, Swire Properties Ltd. (Right 5) together with other management hosted kick-off ceremony with special celebrity guests including Mr. Edwin Siu (Left 4), Ms. Priscilla Wong (Left 3) & Celebrity Chef Mr. Christian Yang (Right 4)

: Ms Fiona Shiu, Deputy Director, Retail, Swire Properties Ltd. (Left 1) And Ms Theresa Leung, General Manager, Pacific Place, Swire Properties Ltd. (Right 1) attended grand opening ceremony of GREAT Food Hall and took group photo with Mr Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson (Left 2) and Mr Norman Yum, Managing Director, PARKnSHOP (HK) Limited (Right 2)

: Celebrity Chef Mr. Christian Yang specially created a “Be Great Together!” recipe for celebrating the grand opening of GREAT to get everyone “Be Great Together!”

GREAT Food Hall, located inside Pacific Place, has unveiled its brand-new look. After completing a few months long renovation program, GREAT has reimagined its spacious floor area of 36,000 square feet, and has selected over 12,000 surprising delicacies from all over the globe. The new-look GREAT guarantees all customers can enjoy their shopping experience in an enormous and comfy environment dedicated to the pursuit of exceptional gourmet cuisine.

ASW Project LOL Elderly Visit 2019

Thursday October 10th, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Latest news

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: Mr Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (2nd from right), Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (2nd from left), representatives of Hong Kong Christian Service and Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service and elderly representatives officiate at the ceremony

A.S. Watson Group organised the Project LOL Elderly Visit, a highlighting activity of Smile for Good 2019, with the support of 1,200 volunteers from the Group’s business units and 45 business partners to visit more than 2,000 singleton elderly in Hong Kong on 13 October 2019.

Gen Z Drives Global Sales for A.S. Watson
The digital native eyes on beauty stores rather than online

Tuesday August 20th, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news

: Watsons China’s Rule Your Own Beauty campus campaign

: Watsons China’s Rule Your Own Beauty campus campaign

: Watsons Taiwan’s Tech Fun store and #BeautyMyWay campaign

: Watsons Taiwan’s Tech Fun store and #BeautyMyWay campaign

: Watsons Taiwan’s Tech Fun store and #BeautyMyWay campaign

: Superdrug’s Little Vegan Pop Up Shop

: Superdrug’s Little Vegan Pop Up Shop

: The Perfume Shop’s Go in Store service

: The Perfume Shop’s Go in Store service

Generation Z (Gen Z) were born between 1995 and 2009, they are a cohort that is more populous and influential on consumer spending than any generation before them and they are coming over age and driving retail trends.

CK Hutchison’s Unaudited Results for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2019 (in PDF)

Thursday August 1st, 2019
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news

CK Hutchison’s unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2019 (in PDF)

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