Retail
- A.S. Watson Group (ASW)
A.S. Watson Group (ASW) is a major international retail and manufacturing group headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in 36 markets worldwide. Today, ASW operates 19 retail brands with over 7,700 retail stores running the gamut from health & beauty chains, luxury perfumeries & cosmetics to its food, electronics, fine wine and airport retail arms. Also an established player in the beverage industry, ASW provides a full range of beverages from bottled water, fruit juices, soft drinks and tea products to the world's finest wine labels via its international wine wholesaler and distributor. ASW employs over 98,000 staff and is a member of the world renowned Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited, which has major interests in ports and related services, telecommunications, property and hotels, retail, and energy, infrastructure, investments and others, in 56 countries.
Geographical Spread of Businesses
Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Netherlands, Belgium, United Kingdom, Ireland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Israel, Russia, Morocco, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Slovenia , Ukraine
Brand Portfolio
Health & Beauty
Asia • Watsons Your Personal Store (Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea and Turkey)
Europe • Kruidvat (Netherlands, Belgium)
• Superdrug (United Kingdom)
• Rossmann (Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany)
• Savers (United Kingdom)
• Trekpleister (Netherlands)
• Drogas (Latvia, Lithuania)
• Spektr (Russia)
• Watsons Your Personal Store (Estonia and Slovenia)
• DC (Ukraine)
Luxury Perfumeries & Cosmetics • Marionnaud (France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Portugal, Israel, Morocco, Romania and Slovakia, Philippines)
• ICI PARIS XL (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg)
• The Perfume Shop (United Kingdom, Ireland)
Food • PARKnSHOP supermarket chain (Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China)
• Great Food Hall (Hong Kong)
• TASTE food galleria (Hong Kong)
• GOURMET boutique style fine food hall (Hong Kong)
Electronics • Fortress (Hong Kong, Macau)
Fine Wine • Watson's Wine Cellar and Wholesale (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• Badaracco wine wholesale (Switzerland)
Airport Retail • Nuance-Watson airport duty free shops (Hong Kong, Singapore)
Manufacturing • Watsons Water (Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Netherlands, Belgium)
• Watsons Iso-Tone (Hong Kong)
• Cool (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• Mr. Juicy (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• Sunkist (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• V-Pro (Hong Kong)
• Shanghai Sparkling (Mainland China)
• Watson's cordials and mixers (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• Crystal Spring teas (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
• Watson's Sarsae carbonated soft drinks (Hong Kong, Mainland China)
International Buying
ASW International Buying Division centralises and harmonises the buying practices of the Group's global retail operations. Categories of products sourced through International Buying include Branded Goods, Own Label, General Merchandise, Food and Electrical. We currently work with more than 5,000 suppliers, providing 180,000 individual SKUs to our consumers.
International Buying actively seeks out and promotes strategic partnership with suppliers. It places high priority in identifying real growth opportunities for suppliers, improving their sales performance and implementing effective and user-friendly supplier management practices.
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