A.S. Watson - About the company
A.S. Watson is a late stage company based in Hong Kong (China), founded in 1841. It operates as a Health and beauty products retailer. A.S. Watson has raised $5.7B in funding. The company has 556 active competitors, including 42 funded and 181 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wadiz, SuperK and Suning.com.
Company Details
A.S. Watson Group is a health and beauty products retailer.It sells health and beauty products, luxury perfumeries,cosmetics,food, electronics,wine, and beverages.As of September 2016, the company claims to operate 12,800 stores across Asia and Europe. Brands under which it operates its stores include Watsons, Kruidvat, Rossmann, The Perfume Shop, ParknShop etc. The company recorded revenues of HK$157.4 billion in 2014.
- Website
- aswatson.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1841
Location
Hong Kong, China
Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$5.7B in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
9th among 556 active competitors
Employee Count
19,600 as on May 31, 2026
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A.S. Watson's funding and investors
A.S. Watson has raised a total funding of $5.7B over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a PE round on Mar 21, 2014 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. A.S. Watson has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of A.S. Watson:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 21, 2014 | 4716752 | PE | 6840692 | 3426346 | 8489718 | 3399180 |
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A.S. Watson's founders and board of directors
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A.S. Watson has 19,600 employees as of May 26. Here is A.S. Watson's employee count trend over the years:
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A.S. Watson's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of A.S. Watson include Wadiz, SuperK and Suning.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of A.S. Watson, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Wadiz 2012, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Series D | Equity and revenue-based crowdfunding platform | $128M | 80/100 | |
2nd | Retail chain of supermarkets | $24.3M | 72/100 | ||
3rd |  Suning.com 1990, Nanjing (China), Public | Retail chain of multi-category products | - | 71/100 | |
4th | Retail chain of multi-category products | - | 70/100 | ||
5th | Sainsbury's 1869, Holborn (United Kingdom), Public | Supermarket chain providing frozen ready meals & groceries | - | 67/100 | |
6th | Harris Teeter 1960, Charlotte (United States), Acquired | Offline supermarket chain | - | - | 66/100 |
7th | Starbird Chicken 2015, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B | Chain of limited service restaurant offering chicken | $21M | 66/100 | |
8th | Publix 1930, Lakeland (United States), Public | Employee-owned supermarket chain | - | - | 66/100 |
9th | A.S. Watson 1841, Hong Kong (China), Late Stage | Health and beauty products retailer | $5.7B | 65/100 | |
10th | Hybrid model grocery delivery services with a focus on providing products at affordable prices | $38M | 65/100 |
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A.S. Watson's Investments and acquisitions
A.S. Watson has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to A.S. Watson
Filter this listMedia has covered A.S. Watson for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 5 of them have been about company updates and 3 about partnerships.
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AS Watson's CEO: Automation Boosts Productivity and Workplace InclusionRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Aug 03, 2026•A.S. Watson
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AS Watson Group Launches Brand Lab to Turn Retail Scale into a Data-Driven Brand Growth EngineWebDisclosure•Jun 22, 2026•A.S. Watson
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Superdrug names Hanshow as Digital Shelf Partner for retail digitizationPR Newswire•Apr 23, 2026•Hanshow, A.S. Watson
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AS Watson Appoints New Supply Chain Director for Superdrug and SaversGlobal CosmeticNews•Mar 31, 2026•A.S. Watson
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Chris Warn departs A.S. Watson Group for Supply Chain Operations Director role at M&SRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Mar 02, 2026•M&S, A.S. Watson
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