WATSONS REWARDS TOP PERFORMING SUPPLIERS AT THE ANNUAL HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY AWARDS

Malaysia’s leading retail brand, Watsons recently held its annual Health, Wellness and Beauty (HWB) Awards at Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur in a lavish gala dinner inspired from the glorious Roman Empire – Conquering the World.

Attended by over 500 Watsons’ suppliers in the country, the HWB Award 2015 gala dinner is a highly anticipated annual event which celebrates the close and successful collaboration throughout the year between Watsons and its esteemed suppliers.

The event was hosted by TV Host, Emcee & Fitness Enthusiast, Hansen Lee where Watsons team organized a fun filled night weaving the ‘conquering the world’ concept. Bringing the Roman Empire to life, guests were treated with fun engagement games at the registration area to win Watsons brands products. In addition to that, Watsons gave away three (3) Apple Watch Sport to lucky draw winners and the best selfie of the night with the #watsonsempire on Instagram.

The Watsons Empire theme was selected to show Watsons’ long standing legacy in Malaysia and to envision Watsons’ suppliers to be the country’s choice of health and beauty retailer by ruling over vast lands with increased retail presence, and conquering the market.

“We recognise successful business is done through collaboration and great ideas with our suppliers. These are the values which we pride ourselves with to continuously drive greater success in building sales and brand presence. And every year, Watsons will recognize and reward those business partners that have given their invaluable support and loyalty towards Watsons as our mean of appreciation,” said Kulvinder Birring, Managing Director of Watsons Malaysia in his opening speech.

With emerging retail brands and economic volatility, the retail business has been very competitive. Adding to that, customers have slowly shifted their attention to the digital platform especially with the advancement of social media platforms available at Watsons.

“We have begun to feel the impact of e-commerce and our interaction with the customers must change so that Watsons become more relevant,” Birring added.

Highlights of the Awards gala night included the opening performance by Venus Show followed by award-winning performances from singing sensation, Dewi Liana, Miss World Malaysia 2014 as well as 4 times Guinness World Record Holder, Donovan and Rebecca who mesmerize the crowd with their vocal and acrobatic act. Dewi was the winner of Miss Talent at Miss World 2014, the first Malaysian to receive such recognition while Donovan and Rebecca were featured on America’s Got Talent and British Got Talent.

Running for the tenth year consecutively, the HWB Award 2015 gave away 26 awards including two new awards namely Best eCommerce Support and Most Wanted Brand by Members where the winner was voted by Watsons VIP Card members.

The list of winners for Watsons Health, Wellness and Beauty (HWB) Awards are:

No	Award	Winner
1	Best Marketing Campaign	L’Oreal Paris
2	Best CRM Campaign	Blackmores
3	Best Operations Excellence	Delfi Marketing
4	Most Engaging In-store Display	Rohto Mentholatum
5	Best New Exclusive Brand	Bourjois
6	Best Exclusive Brand (Sales)	Naruko
7	Best Exclusive Growth	NH Oats Plus 26
8	Best Selling SKU – Health (Qty)	Panadol Actifast
9	Best Selling SKU – Beauty (Qty)	Colgate Optic White
10	Best Selling SKU – Health (Sales)	Brand’s Essence of Chicken
11	Best Selling SKU – Beauty (Sales)	Maybelline Hyper Sharp Liner
12	Best Comparable Sales Growth	Beiersdorf
13	Best Customer Experience Campaign (Health)	Kinohimitsu
14	Best Customer Experience Campaign (Beauty)	Unilever - Sunsilk
15	Best Concourse Event (Health)	Scholl
16	Best Concourse Event (Beauty)	Bio Essence
17	Best Service Level Supplier	Wipro Unza
18	Most Innovative Supplier	Tohtonku
19	Best Digital Campaign	L'Oreal Paris White Perfect Total 10
20	Best Exclusive Campaign	Johnson & Johnson (FIFA)
21	Best eCommerce Support	Procter & Gamble
22	Best CSR Campaign	Simplysiti (SimplySiti Dihati)
23	Most Wanted Brand by Members	Alliance Cosmetics
24	Best MPP Launch	L'Oreal Paris Hair Care
25	Best Key Account Management	Unilever
26	Best FMCG	Beiersdorf

For more information on Watsons Health, Wellness and Beauty Awards please contact Danny Hoh, Head of Marketing of Watsons Malaysia at dannyhoh@watsons.com.my or visit Watsons Malaysia Facebook or website at www.watsons.com.my.