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.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, PARKnSHOP, in partnership with Bo Charity Foundation’s Food Angel, launched the “PARKnSHOP 40th Birthday Charity Campaign”. The campaign is rolled out in two phases and encourages all Hong Kong citizens to participate, PARKnSHOP targets to make a HK$1 million donation and encourages customers to donate food of designated categories in support of Food Angel’s Community Outreach Food Assistance Programme.
In celebration of the grand opening of its 1,500th store in Mainland China, Watsons organized a charity fun run in Guangzhou on 20 July to mark this joyous occasion with a note of care to the community. This charitable run aimed to raise fund for Sowers Action, while arousing public awareness on the needs of children in rural regions of Mainland China and spreading positive energy to the society.
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.
