AS Watson
Head office at Watson House in Fo Tan | |
| Industry | Health & beauty retail |
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| Founded | 1828 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
Number of locations | 16,500+ stores Worldwide |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Health, beauty & lifestyle brands |
| Owners |
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Number of employees | 130,000+ |
| Divisions | AS Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd. |
| Website | aswatson |
AS Watson Group (or AS Watson or ASW) is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer by number of stores, with over 16,500 stores in 28 markets, primarily in Asia and Europe.
A member of CK Hutchison Holdings, ASW operates the world's largest portfolio of retail formats, retail brands and has the largest geographical presence. The company is majority owned by multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, with just over 75 percent, after the remaining stake was sold to Singapore government-owned Temasek Holdings in March 2014.