Watsons China was ranked 25th among the top retail brands in Mainland China, according to the latest “Top 100 New Retail Brands Ranking 2017” released by PinTu, a renowned business media platform based in Mainland China. The recognition reflects that Watsons has become a highly trusted and popular brand and successfully earned customers’ heart in Mainland China.
The ranking grounded on an in-depth research of retail brands in Mainland China across 5 categories – Financial results of the business, retail foundation, digitalisation, channels development and Innovation on the business model.
As one of the leading health and beauty retailers in Mainland China, Watsons’ footprint has expanded rapidly throughout the country with more than 3,000 stores in over 430 cities and over 60 million members. In the digital arena, Watsons China has a strong online presence in eCommerce with its newly launched mobile app “萵筍” (pronounced as “Watsons”) and the electronic membership card lately, which offers one-stop solution to customers while enabling round-the-clock, O2O (Online-to-Offline) service.
