Watsons
Consumer Brands, Apparel & RetailGuangzhou · South (Guangdong · Hong Kong · Hainan)
Business focus
Consumer Brands, Apparel & Retail
Description
Watsons is the flagship brand of Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group (part of CK Hutchison Holdings) and the world's largest international health-and-beauty retailer; in Asia it runs more than 8,000 stores and eshops across 16 markets, while A.S. Watson overall operates over 16,500 stores in 28 markets. A.S. Watson ranked 52nd in Deloitte's 2025 Global Powers of Retailing, and in November 2025 reports emerged CK Hutchison was weighing a Watson IPO that could raise $2 billion or more.