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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 Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • 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 Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Latest news

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

Watsons and Prenetics Pioneer Revolutionary Personalised & Preventive Digital Healthcare with Partnership in Asia

Monday July 29th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Latest news

: Ms. Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (left) and Mr. Danny Yeung, CEO and Co-Founder of Prenetics (right) are excited about the first launch of Circle DNA in Watsons Hong Kong

: Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (1st from left) ，Diane Cheung, Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong (1st from right) and Danny Yeung, CEO and Co-Founder of Prenetics (centre) jointly officiate the launching ceremony of Circle DNA

: A.S. Watson Group enters into an exclusive partnership agreement with Prenetics to launch Circle DNA at Watsons Hong Kong’s offline and online platforms for the first time。Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (4th from left) ，Diane Cheung, Managing Director of Watsons Hong Kong (3rd from right) and Mr. Danny Yeung, CEO and Co-Founder of Prenetics (4th from right) have group photo with other guests

A.S. Watson Group announced that it has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with Prenetics, a leading genetics and digital health company in Asia and Europe. Watsons Hong Kong is the first market in Asia to launch Circle DNA in its network of over 240 stores, and it will also be available online at www.watsons.com.hk.

HSBC Partners With A.S. Watson To Enable Instant Points Conversion Between Rewards Programmes

Monday June 10th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Latest news

: Greg Hingston, Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Hong Kong, HSBC (left), and Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (right), introduce the conversion arrangement between RewardCash and MoneyBack points

: Greg Hingston, Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Hong Kong, HSBC (second left), Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (second right), Amy Kam, Head of Cards and Personal Lending, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Hong Kong, HSBC (left), Jacqueline Cheung, Customer Director, MoneyBack of A.S. Watson Group (right)

Two-way Exchange Available on Mobile Apps Free-of-charge, Extending Redemption Capabilities and Benefits of Both RewardCash and MoneyBack Points

HSBC and A.S. Watson Group (ASW) today announced a first-ever partnership that enables instant bilateral conversions between HSBC Credit Card RewardCash (RC) and ASW’s MoneyBack Points (MB Points). The interoperable rewards conversion programme will allow customers to exchange RC for MB Points, or vice versa, broadening the usability of rewards on both platforms.

Shiseido Strengthens Strategic Partnership with A.S. Watson Group
Co-creating a Sustainable Future Through Beauty Innovations

Wednesday May 29th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Latest news

: Masahiko Uotani, Representative Director, President and CEO of Shiseido Company, Limited (left) and Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group

Global cosmetics company Shiseido Company, Limited (Shiseido), and A.S. Watson Group (A.S. Watson), the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, entered a strategic alliance to form a 3-year plan to strengthen their strategic partnership and co-create beauty innovations to better meet the customers’ surging demand for Japanese-beauty products.

Management Announcement for A.S. Watson Benelux

Friday May 17th, 2019
Posted in Belgium • Europe • Luxembourg • Netherlands • A.S. Watson Group • Kruidvat • Latest news

A.S. Watson Group (ASW) today announces management change in its health and beauty retail business in the Benelux, with the appointment of Ed van de Weerd as CEO of A.S. Watson Benelux with effect from 1st July 2019, succeeding Gerard van Breen who has taken the decision to retire after 14 years of service.

A.S. Watson Implements Proactive Plastic-Reduction Measures with its Retail Brands
Go Green and Make a Better Living Environment Together

Thursday May 16th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • PARKnSHOP • Watsons Water • Latest news

: 90% of fresh produce sold at PARKnSHOP are imported products

: “Green Point Smart Water Bottle Reverse Vending Machines” of Watsons Water

: Instore collection boxes are placed in Watsons stores to collect plastic containers of personal care or bottled water of any brands

According to the Waste Statistics for 2017 in “Monitoring of Solid Waste in Hong Kong” published by the Environmental Protection Department*, the average daily quantity of municipal solid waste disposed by Hong Kong people was 10,733 tpd, in which 20% of them (nearly 2,124 tpd) were plastics. A.S. Watson Group (ASW) puts environmental protection in high priority on its social responsibility agenda. It has been driving energy-efficiency, reduction of waste and greenhouse gas emissions to minimise negative impacts on the environment. Since 2014, ASW has taken the proactive step to ban the use of microplastic in its rinse-off own brand cosmetics/personal care scrub products development. The company is also committed to further extend the ban and targets to end the sales of all rinse-off cosmetics products / personal care products containing microplastics by the end of 2019. Its retail brands also proactively implement plastic-reduction measures, striving to strike a balance between product excellence and environmental protection, creating a greener environment.

Watsons Loyalty Programme Goes International
Greater Bay Area Becomes Asia’s First Region to Enjoy “Watsons One Pass©”

Friday May 10th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Latest news

: 8 million of Watsons members in the Greater Bay Area are entitled to the Watsons One Pass© member privilege, enjoying local Watsons members’ benefits and earning points when traveling.

According to a large-scale consumer survey* conducted with 14,000 consumers in 7 Asian regions, the frequency of Asian traveling to other Asian countries every year is 1.7 times on average. Among all, Hong Kong people travel 2.2 times yearly, ranking second across Asia and are preceded only by Singaporean, who travel 2.7 times per year. Hong Kong is not only one of the hottest traveling destinations in Asia but also the most popular tourist hotspot among thousands of customers in the Greater Bay Area, 70% of which choose Hong Kong as their favourite traveling hotspot.

Shiseido and A.S. Watson Group Co-Create Derma Skincare Range For D Program

Tuesday April 9th, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • A.S. Watson Group • Latest news

: Urban Damage Care range under derma skincare brand d program

: Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (right) and Kazushige Akao, Shiseido Group Director, Corporate Officer, Chief Strategy and Insights Officer (left) are excited about the successful launch of co-created derma skincare products

: Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (right) and Kazushige Akao, Shiseido Group Director, Corporate Officer, Chief Strategy and Insights Officer (left) visit the derma skincare zone in the newly launched 15,000th store of A.S. Watson in Malaysia

: Customer receives professional skincare recommendation from d program beauty advisor in Watsons store

Global cosmetics company Shiseido Group and A.S. Watson Group (ASW), the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, jointly announce the co-creation of the exclusive range, Urban Damage Care, under derma skincare brand d program (d プログラム). The range has been successfully launched in Thailand and Taiwan and is planning to expand to other Watsons Asian markets in the near future.

A.S. Watson Group Opens Its Worldwide 15,000th Store In Kuala Lumpur

Friday March 22nd, 2019
Posted in Asia • Hong Kong • Malaysia • A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Latest news

: Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (middle) is joined by two Watsons Malaysia Elite members (3rd from left and 1st from right) , together with Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (4th from right), Alan Heaton, Group Finance Director of A.S. Watson Group (3rd from right), Ann Lau, Group People Director (Asia) of A.S. Watson Group (2nd from right), Rod Routley, Regional Managing Director (Asia) of A.S. Watson Group (4th from left), Caryn Loh, Managing Director of Watsons Malaysia (2nd from left) and Nur Rashmeen, Store Manager of Central i-City store (1st from left) at the opening ceremony of the A.S. Watson Group 15,000th Store Opening Event

: Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (4th from left) officiates the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Group’s 15,000th Store, accompanied by Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (4th from right), Alan Heaton, Group Finance Director of A.S. Watson Group (3rd from right), Ann Lau, Group People Director (Asia) of A.S. Watson Group (2nd from right), Rod Routley, Regional Managing Director(Asia) of A.S. Watson Group (3rd from left), Caryn Loh, Managing Director of Watsons Malaysia (2nd from left) and Nur Rashmeen, Store Manager of Central i-City store (1st from left)

: Celebrities in Malaysia perform a fashion show at the 15,000th Store opening ceremony, featuring the 15,000th store special edition uniform and also the benefits of being a customer of Watsons

: A Muhibbah Dance performance shows the colourful and exotic culture of Malaysia, the host country of A.S. Watson Group’s 15,000th store

The world’s largest and fastest growing international health & beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group celebrates an important milestone today as it opens its 15,000th store.

Press Release and Appendix: A.S. Watson 10 Years Challenge (in pdf)

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Two-way Exchange Available on Mobile Apps Free-of-charge, Extending Redemption Capabilities and Benefits of Both RewardCash and MoneyBack Points

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