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R E T A I L & M A N U F A C T U R I N G
PARKn SHOP has
launched two 24-hour
PARKnSHOP
Express stores, one
in Kowloon and the
other on Hong
Kong Island.
Express stores are
similar to mini-
supermarkets, stocking
one thousand products
with a focus on instant food
and emergency items such as medicine.
Members of the A.S.
Watson Group (ASW)
raked in an impressive list
of awards during 2002,
reflecting excellent service,
quality and teamwork.
• Nuance-Watson won
the prestigious Hong
Kong Retail
Management
Association
(HKRMA) “Service &
Courtesy Award” in the travel retail
category for the fourth consecutive year.
•Nuance-Watson employee Natallia Chan
Pui-kei won both the HKRMA “Junior
Frontline Award” and the overall “On The
Job Performance Award.”
• Fiona Chan Chun-fung of Labels received
top honours in the “Supervisory Level
Award.”
• Liong Kam-wa, sales manager of Fortress
electrical appliance store at Ginza Plaza, won
the HKRMA Service & Courtesy Award for
Supervisors.”
• In the “Yahoo! Emotive Brand Awards”
PARKnSHOP was voted the “Brand
Yahoo! Users Trust the Most.”
•PARKnSHOP also won Next Magazine’s
“Top Service Award 2002” for a record 12th
time in the Supermarket/Convenience Store
category.
•Great Food Hall was voted “The Best
Food Shop” by readers of HK Magazine.
•Watson’s Wine Cellar was voted “The Best
Wine Store” by readers of HK Magazine.
•Already a “Superbrand” in Hong Kong,
Watsons Water was a triple winner in the
“4 ‘A’s Creative Awards” for its latest TV
advertising campaign.The “It’sYour Body –
Sport”TV commercial earned an editing and
cinematography award, while its “Life”
counterpart also earned a cinematography
award.
•The newWatsons Water bottle, launched in
June 2002, won the “Best Packaging Material
Printing” category in the Hong Kong Print
Awards.
•ASW was presented the “Diamond Donors
Award” by the Community Chest in
recognition of the group’s donation drives
throughout the year, which collectively raised
many thousands of dollars for good causes.
Basket of Awards Reflects ASW’s Success
TOM Expands Portfolio
In separate joint ventures in December, the
TOM Group teamed up with Charm Art
& Advertising (Charm), the leading
advertising agent of China Central
Television (CCTV), and with Henan
Ming Sheng Advertising (Ming Sheng),
China’s foremost print media advertising
agent.
TOM holds a 60% interest in Charm, which
has registered capital of approximately ten
million yuan (about US$1.2 million).The JV
will provide design, production and agency
sales services for TV and other media.
The JV with Ming Sheng will focus on
advertising, design & production for print
media and advertising agency services.
Registered capital is approximately two
million yuan with TOM holding a 51%
interest.
Ming Sheng represents over 266
periodicals and magazines and 23
newspapers nationwide.
In a separate deal,TOM has acquired the
businesses of two Hong Kong magazines,
Cup and AV, from Sing Pao Media. TOM
agreed to pay approximately
HK$800,000
(about
US$102,500)
for fixed assets
and HK$1 for
the magazines’
brands and
businesses.
Watsons Philippines Sees Rapid Expansion
Watsons Philippines opened an
amazing 14 new stores in the last two
months of 2002, bringing the total
number of outlets to 83 within just a
year of operation.
Four units were opened in Bicutan, a
new shopping mall located near the
Manila airport and home toWatsons’
latest expansion idea: full-service beauty
departments within department stores.
Watsons has opened a 5,000-sq. ft. beauty
department incorporating the first nailbar
and full facial and treatment room in a
department store – customers can even
enjoy a mud bath!
PARKnSHOP Express