The Watsons Athletic Club Annual Challenge 2021 (the Annual Challenge) was held from 1 to 3 October 2021 in the Wan Chai Sports Ground. This was the first large-scale athletics competition in Hong Kong since the pandemic, attracting over 2,800 participants across 33 events.
YiMagazine, an influential media in Mainland China, has published the 2021 Most Loved Local Brand ranking and Watsons China ranked No.1 in the Beauty Retailer category, showing the success of Watsons in leveraging its O+O (Offline plus Online) retail strategy to closely connect with its customers.
TRU NIAGEN® exceeded 1.3 million bottles of consumption by Watsons customers since launch in 2017. A dietary supplement from innovator ChromaDex that promotes metabolic reactions in cells by significantly boosting NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) continues to see increasing popularity and loyalty in Hong Kong. Watsons is the first retailer to introduce this innovative product exclusively four years ago, and the exclusive partnership will extend for another three years.
ROSSMANN is making shopping even more convenient with O+O retail technology by introducing a self-scanning payment service in selected shops.
Watsons, the flagship health and beauty brand of AS Watson Group, has received seven of the top honors at the Retail Asia Awards 2021 that recognises retail excellence in the region.