02.13.23
AS Watsons Group has opened four new stores in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), in 2022, adding to a total of 17 stores across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Currently, Watsons has five stores in KSA, 10 stores in United Arab Emirates and two stores in Qatar. Watsons anticipates the opening of more than 10 stores in the GCC region in 2023, bringing the total number of stores in the region to 100 in the near future.
“As a Hong-Kong based international health and beauty retailer, Watsons has already expanded to 14 markets outside of Hong Kong,” said Malina Ngai, CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe). “We see opportunities to bring Watsons brand to GCC in 2020 and opened our first store in Dubai that year despite the COVID challenge. We then entered into KSA in 2021. Customers in Middle East like beauty and personal care products, especially our expertise in skincare.”