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A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong Students Sports Awards Awards 932 Outstanding Student Athletes

Monday June 18th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Latest news

: Celebrating the 13th anniversary of HKSSA, Mr. YEUNG Yun Hung, Kevin, JP, Secretary for Education, Education Bureau (Right 11), Mr. LAI Dominic, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (Left 13), Mr. YEUNG Tak Keung, JP, Commissioner for Sports, Recreation and Sports Branch, Home Affairs Bureau (Left 12), Mr. WONG Kam Po, SBS, MH, Programme Development Executive of SF&OC Sports Legacy Scheme cum Facilitator of the Starts Mentors (Right 10) and Ms. WONG Wan Yiu, Jamie, Committee of Hong Kong Elites Athletes Association (Right 1), kick off the award presentation ceremony.

: Mr. LAI Dominic, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (Photo 2a) and Mr. YEUNG Yun Hung, Kevin, JP, Secretary for Education, Education Bureau (Photo 2b) present awards to outstanding student athletes.

: Mr. LAI Dominic, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (Photo 2a) and Mr. YEUNG Yun Hung, Kevin, JP, Secretary for Education, Education Bureau (Photo 2b) present awards to outstanding student athletes.

: Mr. YEUNG Yun Hung, Kevin, JP, Secretary for Education, Education Bureau present awards to outstanding student athletes and encourage them to actively involved in sports.

: Mr. LAI Dominic, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group present awards to awardees, encouraging the youth to live by the motto of HKSSA “Yes I Can!”, and strive for a bright future for Hong Kong.

: Mr. WONG Kam Po, SBS, MH, Programme Development Executive of SF&OC Sports Legacy Scheme cum Facilitator of the Starts Mentors (Left 1) and Ms. WONG Wan Yiu, Jamie, Committee of Hong Kong Elites Athletes Association (Left 2) share their efforts in striving for success with the awardees, and encourage them to embrace their future

: Mr. YU Tak Shing, Dickson, and Ms. Leung Ho Yu, Ruby are the award emcees this year. Both emcees are once the award winner of the A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong Student Sports Awards.

: Being recognized for their achievements, student awardees smile with a glow.

Cyclist Elites Mr. WONG Kam Po and Ms. WONG Wan Yiu, Jamie Inspire the awardees to “Strive Without Regret”

A.S. Watson Group Announces Plans to Open a Store Every Seven Hours in Next Year

Wednesday June 13th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Europe • Latest news

: Kruidvat, one of the retail brand under A.S. Watson Group, operates 1,000 stores in Netherlands and Belgium

: A.S. Watson Group currently has over 14,300 stores in 24 operating markets

Being the world’s largest health and beauty retailer, A.S. Watson Group announces its plan to open over 1,300 new stores for the third year in a row; that’s one new store opened every seven hours. The growth plan shows the Group’s optimistic view in the global opportunity offered in retail, as well as its forward-thinking strategy on store openings, customer service and digital transformation.

Superdrug Launches Its Own Mobile Phone Network

Wednesday June 6th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Superdrug • Europe • United Kingdom • Latest news • Superdrug

: Superdrug officially launches a SIM only mobile phone plan exclusively for its Health & Beautycard loyalty card members

Taking a new approach to communications Superdrug promises a whole new ballgame

Grand Opening of CKC18 at Cheung Kong Center

Thursday May 31st, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news • Watsons

: Mr. Victor Li, Chairman and Group Co-Managing Director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (6th from right), Mr. Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group (6th from left), Mr. Raymond Chow, Executive Director of CK Asset Holdings Limited (5th from left), Ms. Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group (5th from right) officiate at the opening ceremony of CKC18 together with other senior managements of the Group and store managers

: Mr. Dominic Lai expresses at CKC18 opening ceremony that with extensive application of retail technologies including unmanned checkout counter, electronic payment, Scan&Go self-checkout service and StyleMe AR virtual make-up, CKC18 brings a fun and convenient shopping experience to customers

: Officiating guests and store managers toast the grand opening of CKC18 with Sake

: Mr. Victor Li (3rd from right) purchases 2 types of supplements from Adrien Gagnon – Vitamin C Timed Release & Natural Vitamin D 1000 I.U., Collagen by Watsons Skin Renew Day Lotion SPF 20, Collagen by Watsons Hydro-Balance Moist Gel Cream, Jumbo Cherry (USA) and Yamagata power bank

A.S. Watson Group, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, has opened a brand new concept store CKC18 at Cheung Kong Center. Mr Victor Li, Chairman and Group Co-Managing Director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and Mr Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group led the management team to officiate at the grand opening event today.

ICI PARIS XL Netherlands wins the Best Product Award

Thursday May 3rd, 2018
Posted in ICI PARIS XL • Europe • Netherlands • ICI PARIS XL • Latest news

: ICI PARIS XL Netherlands received the “Best Folder Perfumery Market” title , proving the brand’s attractiveness in the Netherlands’ perfumery market

ICI PARIS XL Netherlands received the “Best Folder Perfumery Market” title in the Best Product Awards. Jointly organized by the DDMA Business Group Distributions and Q&A research institution, 6,000 consumers were invited to review and vote for their favorite folders in the Netherlands.

Robot Got Brushed Up by Watsons

Friday April 27th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Europe • Turkey • Latest news • Watsons

: The make up artists of Watsons Turkey gives Robot Sophia a fresh new look

Watsons, the leading health and beauty retailer in Asia and Eastern Europe, steps into the trend-setting spotlight as the official makeup sponsor for the world’s first most advanced humanoid robot Sophia, and helps her glow up to get a fresh new look in the Marketing Meetup Conference held in Istanbul.

Asia’s Leading Health & Beauty Brand Watsons Launches in Russian Market and Opens Its First Store

Wednesday April 11th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • A.S. Watson Group • Watsons • Asia • Europe • Russia • Latest news

: Watsons debuts its first store at Vosstanya street, St. Petersburg

: The new Watsons flagship store is an all-rounded health and beauty store, offering one-stop shopping experience to customers

: Watsons celebrates the opening of its first store together with customers with a series of festive activities throughout the day

Watsons, the leading health & beauty brand in Asia and Eastern Europe, opens its first flagship store in Vosstaniya Street in St. Petersburg, Russia. Watsons is the flagship health & beauty brand of A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health & beauty retailer established in Hong Kong in 1841.

A.S. Watson Establishes the First Retail Academy in Hong Kong

Wednesday March 28th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Hong Kong • Latest news

: Mr. Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson (third from right) jointly kicks off the A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy launching ceremony together with Dr. Keith Chau, Programme Director of Institute for Entrepreneurship at PolyU (first from right), Mr. Steve Au, General Manager of Qualifications Framework Secretariat (second from right) and the management team of the A.S. Watson Group

: A.S. Watson encourages the staff to continue their study in A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy, to be the pioneer in retail industry in new retail era

: 20 staff of A.S. Watson become the first group of graduates from “Professional Diploma in Retail Management (QF level 5 programme)” today, with local bachelor degree level equivalent qualifications, embarked on their journey towards the goal of becoming an outstanding retail practitioner

: Mr. Dominic Lai, Group Managing Director of A.S. Watson (fifth from right), together with the graduates and their families attend A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy Launching Ceremony cum Qualifications Framework Recognized Qualifications Presentation Ceremony

A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy Launching Ceremony cum Qualifications Framework Recognized Qualifications Presentation Ceremony was held in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today. Over 120 staff of A.S. Watson Group (the Group) completed the Level 4 and 5 courses under the Qualifications Framework (QF). It recognizes the effort made by staff and the achievement of learning and development programme under the Group. It also announced the launch of A.S. Watson Group Retail Academy (the Academy), which will run an institution to manage all talent development programme. It is the first local retail academy in the industry, driving the development of the new retail era.

ICI PARIS XL turns 50

Thursday March 22nd, 2018
Posted in ICI PARIS XL • Latest news

: ICI PARIS XL kicks off the celebration with a big party for staff, thanking them for being their stars for the last 50 years

: Linda Alblas, Managing Director ICI Paris XL (left) hosts the anniversary party to celebrate this special occasions with staff together

: ICI PARIS XL Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of ICI PARIS XL. Founded in 1968, ICI PARIS XL began as a small perfumery store in Belgium, aiming to make beauty products from Paris available to the people.

CK Hutchison’s Audited Results for the Year Ended 31 December 2017 (in PDF)

Wednesday March 14th, 2018
Posted in A.S. Watson Group • A.S. Watson Group • Asia • Europe • Latest news

CK Hutchison’s audited results for the year ended 31 December 2017 (in PDF)

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