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Superdrug Stores plc (trading as Superdrug) is a health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, and the second largest behind Boots UK. The company is owned by AS Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Limited [3] [a] which is part of the A.S. Watson Group. It was acquired as part of the buyout of Kruidvat BV in October 2002.
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. [1] A member of CK Hutchison Holdings, ASW operates the world's largest portfolio of retail formats, retail brands and has the largest geographical presence.
Savers Health and Beauty Limited, trading as Savers, is a discount chain of more than 500 stores, owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd, which is part of the A.S. Watson Group. It is a value retailer selling a variety of health, beauty, household goods, medicines and fragrances.
It was founded in 1988 and expanded through the 1990s including the acquisition of the Supersave retail store chain. In 2000 it was acquired by A.S. Watson Group which is owned by CK Hutchison Holdings. A.S. Watson also owns Superdrug Stores plc and converted many Savers stores to Superdrug stores.
The Perfume Shop is a United Kingdom perfume retailer founded in 1992 and owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd, which is part of the A.S. Watson Group. The A.S. Watson Group acquired The Perfume Shop in 2005. The company is based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, with a distribution centre in Dunstable. It is the second largest ...
Watsons (Chinese: 屈臣氏; Jyutping: Wat 1 san 4 si 6) is a Hong Kong health care and beauty care chain store in Asia and Europe.It is the flagship health and beauty brand of AS Watson, which is majority owned by CK Hutchison Holdings.
It also holds 50% of Rossmann in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic, in addition to Superdrug in the United Kingdom since August 2002. [1] [2] [3] Kruidvat Holding was sold to the Hong Kong based company A.S. Watson in November 2002 for €1.3 billion. [4]
Woolworths Group; spun off June 2001, closed in December 2008. [29] Comet Group; spun off July 2003, closed in December 2012. [30] Superdrug; sold to Kruidvat Beheer BV in July 2001, then A.S. Watson Group in October 2002. [29] MVC; spun off with the Woolworths Group, in July 2005, ceased trading January 2006. [31]