By PhilStar
Health and beauty retailer Watsons Philippines is further expanding its footprint in the country by opening 90 new stores next year.
Sharon Decapia, senior assistant vice president for marketing, public relations and sustainability at Watsons Philippines, said in a media roundtable yesterday that the company aims to open a total of 90 new stores next year.
For this year, she said the target is to open 80 stores.
So far, Decapia said the company has opened around 50 new stores this year.
At present, there are over 1,100 Watsons’ stores in the country.
The Philippines is playing an important role in Watsons’ global expansion as it serves as the home of the retailer’s 8,000th store, which recently opened at the SM Mall of Asia.
“Our strategy is to really grow and accelerate in the community stores,” Decapia said.
The expansion will be undertaken all over the country as the retailer wants to make its products more accessible to the Filipino consumer.
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