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Watson’s Personal Care Stores
Market Expansion
Identified Driver
About Watson’s
◈ Owned by A.S. Watson Group (ASW)◈ Work with more than 5,000 suppliers in the world◈ Provide 180,000 distinct items for sale◈ Operating in 25 markets worldwide ◈ The largest international health & beauty retailer in
Asia and Europe
Distribution Map
Where Are We Going?
Why Are We Going?Target Market:◈ Women from 18 to 45◈ Asian Australians now make up
some 12% of the nation's population◈ 20% of China-born international
students ◈ 19% of residents in Sydney are of
Asian descent◈ 18.2% of residents in Melbourne are
of Asian descent
Keys To Success
◈ The largest health care and beauty care store in Asia◈ Consultants for personal care in each retail store◈ Providing products from various brands around the
world◈ Company brand products◈ Strong band name◈ Also sell commodities, food and drinks
PESTLE Analysis
Political
❏ -Efficient and transparent legal system
❏ -Stable political environment
❏ -Corporate tax rate of 30%
❏ -Less corruption than countries such as Canada, UK, and US
PESTLE Analysis
Economic
❏ -GDP of $52,000CD
❏ -AUD currency is extremely stable
❏ -Is the world’s 13th largest economy
❏ -Entering 24th consecutive year of uninterrupted economic
growth
PESTLE Analysis
Social
❏ -Diversified ethnicities
❏ -13th ranked education system in the world
❏ -Minimum age is $16.87 an hour
❏ -Publicly funded health care and education
PESTLE Analysis
Technological
❏ -Government funded research and development
❏ -Proper maintenance of infrastructure
❏ -Cell and internet service available throughout the
country
PESTLE Analysis
Legal
❏ -3 branches of government
❏ -Contracts do not have to be on a formal document and
signed to be legally binding
❏ -If upto code, it is easy to import products into Australia
PESTLE Analysis
Environmental
❏ -Volatile weather conditions
❏ -Diverse wildlife
❏ -Strict laws enforcing the removal of natural resources
What Does It Mean?
❏ -We do not see issues in the future dealing with the Australian government
❏ -The country has the proper infrastructure and resources needed
❏ -With consecutively growing economy with diverse ethnicities we see Australia as a logical destination to move our company
Comparative Advantage
Comparative Advantage
● Almost 40% of the workforce holding a tertiary qualification or advanced diploma
● The first choice education destination within the Asian region
● Rich in natural resources ● Female population is increasing to 50.2% of the total ● High level of disposal income ● An opening trade market ● 10th in the country of ease of doing business
Market Structure
● Monopolistic Competition
● Limited barriers to entry
● Large competition from Australian drug store’s
Social Trends
● We increasingly rely on use of skin product ● Awareness of healthy skin and body care● Women’s inherent love for beauty● Environment: air pollution, low water quality● Daily life: bad habits, fast pace of life, stressful
Corporate Social Responsibility
Workplace: safe, healthy,supportive, discrimination-free environment
4 pillars
Marketplace: setting out the same ethical expectation with business partners, offering the products of best quality
Corporate Social Responsibility
Environment: energy-efficiency, reduce waste and greenhouse gas emission
Community: develop programs with organization’s that are relevant to local community needs ( beach cleanup, gardening for the community )
Porter’s 5 Forces
Australian Beauty & Health Industry
➢ Modest growth of 2% in 2013 ➢ Consumers seek products with multiple benefits ➢ Mass resurgence in drugstores ➢ Price promotions and discounting ➢ Australian households spent 8 billion on beauty and
10.5 billion on personal health care in 2012
Competitor
Priceline pharmacy- A health and beauty retailer of cosmetics, skincare,
haircare and healthcare products - Over 330 Priceline brand stores throughout
Australia. - Has over 4 million memberships, making it one of
the largest health and beauty retail loyalty programs in Australia.
Opportunities & Threats
- Potential customer base among Asian females (own their brand loyalty)
- Professional sellers speaking different languages- Unique products- Lower prices- Lack of popularity among locals
Bargaining power
- Suppliers have little bargaining power : a large batch of demand for stores all over the world (economies of scale)
- Customers have high bargaining power: large competition in Australian industry
Self-developed Products
◈ Products owned by Watsons and manufactured in Mainland China (low cost)
◈ Issue: transportation cost
◈ Solution: already have warehouses in Southern Asia: Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, much closer and cost much cheaper transportation fee
Strategy
Transnational Strategy
Entry Method
Greenfield● Late mover in Australia health and beauty industry
Scale of entry● Strategic commitment
Action Plan
- One store in each city- Find out customer preference- Build warehouses- Adding more stores over time- Using similar marketing strategy we did in other
countries - Market position: localization
Risks Involved
-Variability of Australian currency -Competition from large multinationals in industry-Low brand awareness from residents not of Asian heritage-Do not yet know consumer preferences
Thank You
Any Questions?