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.
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.
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.
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.
