HONG KONG, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AS Watson Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, has achieved an impressive 36 Stevie® Awards and been named the Overall Winner and received the Grand Stevie Award in the 11th annual Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards® 2024. These accolades span multiple categories, including 11 Gold, 10 Silver, and 13 Bronze awards. The Awards is a prestigious recognition programme that recognises business innovation across Asia-Pacific region.
Among the 36 awards spanning multiple categories, AS Watson Group's recognition as the recipient of the prestigious Grand Stevie Award is a testament to the company's dedication to driving business innovation across the Asia-Pacific region. This achievement is underpinned by AS Watson Group's extensive 16,500+ O+O (Offline plus Online) store network, which serves as the core customer touchpoints, along with 130,000 colleagues worldwide. Seamlessly integrated with over 120 digital platforms, this O+O ecosystem is further bolstered by the company's base of 170 million loyal members, fostering deep customer connectivity.
Watsons, the flagship health and beauty brand of AS Watson Group, has run the "The New Beautiful" and received 4 prestigious awards, reflecting its determination to redefine the concept of beauty and prioritise the overall well-being of its customers through the "Dare to Be" initiative, which encompasses their body, mind, and soul.
Additionally, the "Go Green with Watsons" region-wide environmental campaign has garnered 5 recognitions, successfully promoting sustainable behavior change among customers through carbon-neutral events and innovative gamification features within the Watsons app. Watsons has also been lauded for its achievements in providing engaging O+O shopping experiences, innovative GetActive events and concerts, as well as its dedication to sustainability, exemplified by its participation in Operation Smile. These accomplishments have been highly rated by the esteemed Stevie Asia-Pacific judges.
Here are the 36 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards won by AS Watson Group:
AS Watson Group
- Grand Stevie Award
- Most Innovative Communications Team of the Year - Gold
- Award for Innovative Management in Retail – Gold
- Award for Innovation in Internal Communications Videos – Gold
- Award for Innovation in Organisational Image Videos – Gold
- Innovative Achievement in International Expansion – Silver
- Thought Leader of The Year - Silver
- Award for Innovation in Community Relations – Bronze
- Award for Innovation in Sponsorships – Bronze
Watsons International
- People's Choice Stevie Awards
- Award for Excellence in Innovation in Consumer Product & Service Industries – Gold
- Innovative Achievement in Diversity & Inclusion – Gold
- Award for Innovation in Shopping or E-commerce Apps - Gold
- Project of the Year in the Area of Nature & Biological Diversity – Silver
- Award for Innovation in the Use of Video - Silver
- Award for Innovation in Media Relations – Bronze
- Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility – Bronze
- Award for Sustainability & Climate Protection Services – Bronze
- Climate Protection and Sustainability Campaign of the Year - Bronze
Watsons' market – Mainland China
- Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service – Gold
- Award for Innovation in Business-to-Business Services – Silver
- Award for Innovation in Content Marketing - Bronze
Watsons' market – Hong Kong
- Award or Innovation in Consumer Electronics & Information Technology – Gold
- Award for the Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service – Silver
- Award for Innovation in Health & Wellness - Silver
- Award for Innovation in Consumer Electronics & Information Technology – Bronze
Watsons' market – Malaysia
- Award for Innovation in Consumer Events – Silver
- Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing – Bronze
Watsons' market – Philippines
- Award for Innovation in the Use of Social Media – Gold
- Award for Innovation in Community Relations – Silver
- Award for Innovation in the Use of Viral Media/Word of Mouth – Bronze
- Award for Innovation in Branded Entertainment – Bronze
- Award for Innovation in Entertainment Events – Bronze
Watsons' market – Thailand
- Award for Innovation in Cross-Media Marketing – Bronze
Watsons' market – Taiwan
- Innovative Achievement in Corporate Social Responsibility – Silver
Watsons Water
- Award for Sustainability & Climate Protection Services – Gold
Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards are the only awards program to recognise business innovation throughout the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, The 11th Annual Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards received more than 1,000 nominations in 25 markets about innovative achievements were considered by the judges.
Details about Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards and the lists of Stevie Award winners are available at https://asia.stevieawards.com/2024-stevie-winners.
About AS Watson Group
Established in 1841, AS Watson Group is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,500 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with about 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2023, AS Watson Group recorded revenue of US$23 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.
AS Watson Group is also a member of the world-renowned multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has four core businesses ‐ ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications in over 50 countries.
Please visit www.aswatson.com/our-company/o-and-o-strategy/ for more information.
About the Stevie® Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in nine programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service, the Stevie vie Awards for Technology Excellence. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com .
source: AS Watson
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