{"id":8196,"date":"2023-02-06T08:35:06","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8196"},"modified":"2023-02-06T08:35:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:35:07","slug":"watsons-philippines-unveils-its-1000th-store-in-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/watsons-philippines-unveils-its-1000th-store-in-manila\/","title":{"rendered":"Watsons Philippines unveils its 1,000th store in Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Asia\u2019s No.1 health and beauty retailer, Watsons is celebrating an important milestone today as it opens its 1,000<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> store in Philippines, adding to a total of 8,000 Watsons stores across 15 markets in Asia and Eastern Europe. The new store opening coincides with Watsons\u2019 20<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> anniversary in the Philippines, one of its fastest-growing markets. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanning almost 1,000 square meters, the new flagship store is\nlocated in The Block, SM City North Edsa Block in Manila. As the biggest store\nin the country, it showcases the most comprehensive array of health and beauty\nproducts in an engaging way that will take the shopping experience to the next\nlevel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominic Lai,\nGroup Managing Director of A.S. Watson Group, officiates at the store opening\nevent and says, \u201cThis new flagship\nstore is important in the nation-wide expansion in this beautiful country as it\u2019s\na clear demonstration of Watsons\u2019 determination to strengthen our connection\nwith customers via seamless O+O platforms. O+O platform strategy is at the core\nof our business to create an integrated experience, to better serve customers\nanytime, anywhere.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBesides\ncelebrating the 1,000th<\/sup> store opening, today\nmarks Watsons\u2019 20 years of commitment to serving our customers in the\nPhilippines. Over the years, we\u2019ve been working to deliver our purpose to help\ncustomers Look Good, Do Good, Feel Great.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Standard\nfor O+O Retail <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To respond to the customers\u2019\nneeds, Watsons\u2019 new flagship store is not only designed to offer a modern and\nstylish shopping environment, but also create an immersive and interactive O+O\nexperience for its customers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leveraging on an extensive store network\nin Philippines, Online Express delivery service is available so that customers\ncan have their products delivered to doorsteps in 3 hours or choose to pick up\norders at store within 30 mins via Click & Collect Express. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new Watsons store is a model for\nthe future of beauty shopping with special discovery areas. There\u2019s a Skinfie\nLab, a skin analysis tool that creates personalized skincare recommendations\nbased on selfies. The tool, which is also housed in the Watsons app, is able to\ndetect a range of facial attributes from a customer\u2019s selfie, including acne,\nfine lines, pigmentation and overall skin condition. Meanwhile, makeup lovers\ncan use #ColourMe Virtual Makeup try-on, to experience hundreds of lipsticks,\nmascara, eyeshadow, brow products, and foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expanding\nDigital Health Services<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help customers Look Good, Do Good, Feel Great,\nWatsons has its first state-of-the-art clinic powered by The Medical City that\nfeatures virtual consultation and remote physical examination. Vaccination\nservices for flu, HPV, and pneumonia will be available at the clinic soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watsons Supplement Finder is\nalso available to support the pharmacy service and help  customers get personalized recommendations on\nthe best vitamins and supplements for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teresita Sy-Coson, Co Chairman of SM\nInvestments, congratulates Watsons on the double celebrations, \u201cOur long-term partnership\nwith Watsons has realised our promise of bringing the best-in-class health\n& beauty products to all Filipinos. It\u2019s our pleasure to celebrate this\nremarkable milestone with Watsons and we will continue to work closely to raise\nthe standard in health & beauty in the Philippines through Watsons\u2019 seamless\nO+O platforms.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1,000\nWays of Doing Good<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr.\nLai concludes, \u201cLooking ahead, we\u2019re committed to continuing our expansion in\nthe Philippines, as well as the rest of the world. Besides bringing pleasurable\nO+O shopping experience to our customers, we want to engage our customers to do\ngood to the community and the planet with us through our sustainability\nprogrammes.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To inspire\nits customers to live a sustainable lifestyle, Watsons offers over 1,500 Sustainable\nChoices products under Clean beauty, refill packs, better packaging and better ingredients\nfor customers so that they can contribute to create a better world. Watsons has\nalso mobilised its customers to create a bigger impact with community programmes\nsuch as sponsorship of free corrective surgeries for cleft children under Give-a-Smile\nis targeted to empower 3,300 families in the Philippines by 2030, and the Alagang\nPangkalusugan community medical outreach programme will likewise be supporting 20,000\npeople with free medicines in the coming years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ncelebration activities will continue throughout the year as Watsons show\nappreciation to customers, partners and colleagues through the\n#WeLoveYou1000Ways campaign. There will be member-exclusive benefits and\nspecial offers, both offline and online to show the brand\u2019s appreciation to\nloyal customers of Watsons Club. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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