AS 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.
AS Watson Group is delighted to announce the grand opening of its 3,800th Watsons store in mainland 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.
AS 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.
AS Watson Group today announced the appointment of Malina Ngai as Chief Executive Officer, AS Watson (Asia & Europe) Ltd., the major holding company of AS Watson Group companies. Meanwhile, she remains as board member and Group Chief Operating Officer of AS Watson Group.
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.
AS 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.
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)
