Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2026
Watsons announces planned Hong Kong rollout of refill stations
Watsons said its Refill Station would be further rolled out in Hong Kong in August; the source describes this as a planned expansion, not a completed rollout.
2026
Watsons launches Naturals by Watsons refill station in Malaysia
Watsons launched its first Naturals by Watsons Refill Station at Sunway Pyramid in Malaysia, offering six eco-refills for best-selling products.
2026
Watson's announces acquisition of Tampa Bay Spas
Watson's announced its acquisition of Tampa Bay Spas, adding three locations in Tampa, Lakeland, and Brandon and marking Watson's entry into the Tampa Bay market. The deal terms were not disclosed.
2026
Watsons Plus opens its first Asian customer experience store in Malaysia
Watsons opened its first Watsons Plus customer experience store in Asia at Isetan Lot 10 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The store is described as Watsons' largest in Malaysia and its 888th Malaysian branch.
2021
Watsons and Operation Smile resume Philippines initiative
Watsons Philippines teamed up again with Operation Smile Philippines on the “Smile For Good” initiative after the partnership was paused in 2020. Watsons also said it would provide hygiene orientation seminars and care kits for 50 children after surgery.
2021
Watsons launches more than 1,600 Sustainable Choices products
Watsons launched more than 1,600 “Sustainable Choices” products in stores and online, in collaboration with global supplier partners.
2021
Watsons Philippines collaborates with Plastic Bank on ocean plastic
Watsons Philippines entered a collaboration with Plastic Bank, committing to prevent 50,000 kilograms of plastic bottles from entering the world's oceans over the first 12 months.
2021
Schick and Evangelion collaboration razors launch at Watsons
Schick and Evangelion released a 2021 collaboration razor line based on the HYDRO5 series. Watsons was scheduled to exclusively sell the Unit-01 and Unit-02 themed handle-and-blade sets starting January 28.
2020
Globalgo Knight Privileges offers Watsons shopping coupons
Globalgo Knight Privileges offered a limited quantity of 100-yuan coupons for Watsons’ online mall and physical stores during the Singles’ Day promotion. The coupons provided a 100-yuan discount on an order.
2020
Watsons launches #FeelGreatwithLokal campaign
Watsons launched the #FeelGreatwithLokal campaign encouraging customers and members to support local brands; the campaign features Malaysian brands and promotes their products.
2020
Ximalaya 818 membership promotion announced
Ximalaya announced its 818 membership promotion, scheduled to run from August 15 to August 19, 2020. The promotion offered an annual Ximalaya membership with access to bundled benefits from other brands.
2020
Watsons announces online sale of new-color CSD masks
Watsons said its online store would sell boxed CSD medical masks in new colors over June 22 and 23, with the exact sale time to be announced on its website.
2020
Watsons China announces WeChat cloud-store launch
Watsons China announced a plan to launch cloud-based WeChat stores this quarter, with a corresponding cloud store for each of its 3,800 physical outlets.
2020
Watsons China partners with WeChat Work
Watsons partnered with Tencent’s WeChat Work platform to establish an online presence and cloud-based WeChat stores in China.
2019
Watsons opens its 3,800th store in China
AS Watson Group opened its 3,800th Watsons store in China, in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
2019
Shiseido opens My Japanese Beauty pop-up store in Singapore
Shiseido opened the My Japanese Beauty pop-up store outside Takashimaya in Singapore, featuring its Anessa, Senka and Tsubaki brands and running from September 20 to October 20, 2019. Watsons Singapore partnered on the initiative.