PARKnSHOP and Hong Kong Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) jointly announced the launch of the first-ever Food Coupon for Seniors Programme to bring love and care to the community, and also help encourage the business sector to lend a helping hand to the underprivileged. During the 6-month pilot programme, complimentary food coupons will be distributed to 300 seniors through YWCA every 2 months. PARKnSHOP also announced the establishment of a volunteer team, which aims to encourage its staff to contribute to society and echos with its corporate mission "We Bring MORE to Life".
Nuance-Watson has proved its capabilities and determination in enriching travel retail experience by attaining various recognitions in a row. Awarded by the renowned travel-retail publisher Duty Free News International in May, Nuance-Watson Asia received “Asia/Pacific Travel Retailer of the Year”, while Nuance-Watson Singapore won the “Airport Travel Retailer of the Year in Asia/Pacific” and the “Best New Shop Opening in Asia/Pacific” awards, underlining their strong competitive edge in the region.
PARKnSHOP and Bo Charity Foundation, the organizer of the food rescue and assistance programme Food Angel, jointly held a press conference to announce the expansion of their Surplus Food Donation Programme. PARKnSHOP took the initiative in July 2012 to become the first supermarket chain in Hong Kong to donate edible surplus food to Food Angel. The programme is now expanded to 55 stores, and the categories have been expanded from vegetables, fruit and bread in the beginning to poultry, meat and packaged food. These help Food Angel to prepare more nutritious free meals for people in need.
Watsons and PARKnSHOP China are proudly on the honour roll again in the latest 2012 China Top 100 Chain Retailers ranking published annually by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association (CCFA), demonstrating the tremendous success in their customer-centric retail strategy amongst other world renowned retail chains in China.
AS Watson (ASW) has been recognised for its efforts in creating webpage which is accessible to all in the community, including persons with disabilities.
The first e-commerce store opened by Watsons Taiwan in Yahoo! Supermall manifested its impressive success amongst the total of over 2,000 stores, receiving the highest votes from the online users to win the Most Popular Store Award. With its highest sales achieved in the Beauty Category, the store has also been given the Super Golden Store Award.
Watsons China stands amongst other world famous brands in Top 100 of the recently released "Top 100 Annual Weibo Influence Power" chart, which portraits the top performing brands in Sina Weibo, the most significant social media network in Mainland China.
It has been the commitment of PARKnSHOP China to focus on the ever-changing customer needs，therefore innovative store formats were introduced to serve different customers better through unique shopping experiences. On 7 December, PARKnSHOP China was awarded “2012 The Best Marketing Innovation” in the 2012 China Marketing Grand Ceremony in recognition of its customer-oriented service, presented by ND Media and Nan Fang Metropolis Daily in Shenzhen.
AS Watson Group has once again chosen October in which 39 retail brands across 33 operating markets joined hands to BRING MORE TO LIFE through volunteering. Into its second year, the AS Watson Global Volunteer Day features a wide range of activities, from service for the mentally challenged, underprivileged children and the elderly, charity walks, health check, cleaning up beaches and conservation work.
