AS Watson Group (ASW) has always been demonstrating good corporate social responsibility and caring spirit to the community. This year, ASW is once again recognised by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service for our passion and commitment in exemplary corporate citizenship, with the newly established “10 Year Plus Caring Company” logo. With the proactive support in creating a barrier-free environment and culture, ASW is also proudly awarded the first-ever “List of Barrier-free Companies” under Caring Company scheme, which is the only Health & Beauty retailer to achieve this accolade amongst a total of 46 awardees.
AS Watson Group (ASW) celebrated another corporate milestone following its flagship retail brand Watsons reaching 4,000 stores at the end of 2013. Growing rapidly across Asia and Eastern Europe, in the past 3 years Watsons has been organically expanding its store portfolio, to bring quality Health & Beauty products and professional services to customers.
Watsons Water is honored as “Consumer Caring Company” by GS1 Hong Kong. Striving for persistence in purity assurance, Watsons Water delivers the purest distilled water and superior services over 110 years.
PARKnSHOP believes in contributing to society and particularly cares for needs of the elderly. Following the success of its first-ever “Food Coupon For Senior” scheme in town earlier, PARKnSHOP again launched the “10% Off Special Offer Programme” for seniors to promote the spirit of care and bring love to community.
In order to promote and engage students in environmental protection, PARKnSHOP has recently kicked-off the “Green School Programme”, inviting students from more than 550 local primary schools and special schools to exercise their creativity and initiate innovative eco-projects in their own campus. Through this project, students can learn first-hand environmental knowledge, and at the same time build a green campus.
Kruidvat has recently been recognised as the Third Most Attractive Employer in the Labor Market Behavioral Research Survey conducted by the reputable international research and recruitment agency Intelligence Group, for its exemplary performance in HR practices. Rated ahead of many other famous retail brands in Netherlands, Kruidvat's achievement has demonstrated its longstanding caring culture of bringing MORE to the lives of its employee and the trust placed in it by the labor force in the territory.
Watsons is dedicated in promoting health and wellness through participation of sports. In addition to sponsoring the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Hong Kong, the brand also joined hands with the Volleyball Association of Hong Kong to organise Watsons Care & Love Volleyball Campaign for the second year, which aims to spread love and care to the community by teaching children soft volleyball skills through workshops. Watsons also invited 1,200 students and their family members to watch the Grand Prix, to experience the excitement and sportsmanship of the game.
Since the introduction of its first store in Guangzhou by PARKnSHOP in 2010, TASTE has been receiving overwhelming responses by local consumers and the media. In April 2013, TASTE established initial presence in ShenZhen and was regarded as “the Real High-end Supermarket” by local media. In August, the second TASTE store in Guangzhou was unveiled in Tianhe area with a brand new image, which offers a comfortable shopping space with 30,000 top-notch products from around the world, bringing customers with impeccable one-stop shopping experience and enjoyment.
