A.S. Watson (ASW) is launching a Greener Stores Global Framework

As A.S. Watson (ASW) just celebrated its 180^th anniversary, the Group is launching a Greener Stores Global Framework to accelerate the transformation of retail towards lower-environmental impact stores to achieve a reduction in carbon emissions, water usage and landfill waste as well as leverage its scale for good to speed up the global movement towards a more sustainable future. The ASW Greener Stores Global Framework aims to forge and inspire its businesses to build a stronger sustainability culture and practice in the way it designs, constructs, operates and maintains its stores.   

A.S. Watson’s first greener store, a Superdrug store, is located in Peterborough’s Serpentine Green Shopping Centre in the U.K.

A.S. Watson Introduces Greener Stores

As the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer, A.S. Watson operates an extensive network of over 16,400 stores under 12 retail brands in 29 markets. It is one of the fastest growing retailers opening an average of 3 new stores every day, 365 days a year. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic in the last two years, A.S. Watson continued to open over 2 stores a day. That’s why making its stores greener is pivotal in accelerating its sustainability progress. 

According to Malina Ngai, Group Chief Operating Officer of A.S. Watson Group, and CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia and Europe), “A.S. Watson Greener Stores Global Framework shows our deep commitment to accelerate our sustainability progress and move towards a more sustainable future. It is our vision to make every one of our stores a greener store with lower environmental impact throughout its lifecycle. 

“Keys to our Greener Stores Global Framework are efforts to inspire a sustainable culture in the everyday operations of retail stores, engaging customers in choosing more sustainable products and lifestyle, accelerating energy efficiency and renewable energy, increasing the use of responsible materials and waste diversion.”

A.S. Watson Chooses Superdrug Peterborugh in the UK as its First Greener Store
Ngai continues, “Under the Greener Stores Global Framework, A.S. Watson will be developing store designs that minimize its environmental impact from the full lifecycle of the store. This includes the increasing use of recyclable materials, explore ways to enhance energy efficiency, reduce waste, save water, all the way to end-of life disposal. The construction process will also be carefully planned and managed to ensure landfill and recycling targets are set together with local contractors.” 

 

A.S. Watson’s first greener store is a Superdrug store in Peterborough’s Serpentine Green Shopping Centre in the U.K. opened last October. Sustainability has been a core focus of the store development process from conception to reality. The store features fully recyclable signages that were made from recycled yarn and plastic bottles. Its ceiling tiles were also made from bio-soluble mineral wool, clay and starch and is also 100% recyclable.  

The store has also introduced several sustainability features including an AAA efficiency rate air conditioning system, a waste management target of 5% to landfills and using a reduced number of LED mood lights in the ceiling which led to a 37% saving on electricity. As a result, the store has managed to save 5,800 KWh of energy annually which is equivalent to a 1,200 kg CO₂ annual reduction.

Daily Operations – Forging a Sustainable Culture 

Emphasizing the importance of a comprehensive approach, Ngai adds, “A.S. Watson Greener Stores Global Framework is not just about how we construct stores, it’s about creating a culture of sustainability inside and outside the organization. That’s why the Framework also comprises of initiatives to engage and inspire our colleagues, our customers, and our business partners to team up with us to build a better world. 

Building a sustainable culture is not a one-off action; it’s a continuous effort to raise awareness of sustainability and bring behavioral changes to our people, customers as well as health and beauty industry as a whole. Providing a safe and healthy environment to our people and customers is just as important in our Greener Stores Global Framework. So, we truly believe that the Framework will ultimately bring an all-win situation to all parties.” 

A.S. Watson has been actively reducing the environmental footprint of its products with a better selection of ingredients and packaging materials. Since 2014, A.S. Watson has banned the use of microplastics in its rinse-off exclusive cosmetics or personal care products. This ban was extended to all consumer brand products sold in all stores in 2020. A.S. Watson has also been working with its global supplier partners to offer over 1,600 Sustainable Choices products, in stores and online in Asia, making it easier for customers to find products that best suit their needs while contributing to a better world. 

Customer Experience – Inspiring Sustainable Lifestyle

Every year, A.S. Watson serves 5.5 billion customers via its O+O (Offline plus Online) platform so it’s critical to engage and inspire our customers to do good to the planet with us. Besides providing Sustainable Choices products, we’ve been running a wide variety of programs that encourage customers to lead a sustainable lifestyle. 

In Europe, Superdrug is the first U.K. retailer to provide customers with a solution to recycle empty medicine blister packs in over 200 pharmacies. Thanks to the “Little Packs, Big Impact” recycling initiative, over 4.8 million blister packs have been recycled weighing over 10,000 kg. Meanwhile, at The Perfume Shop, for every perfume bottle that customers recycle, it donates the cost of planting one tree and its target is to plant 1 million trees by 2030.

In Asia, Watsons has rolled out a region-wide plastic containers recycling program to Go Green with its customers. In collaboration with supplier partners such as P&G and L'Oréal, over 1 million plastic containers have been collected and diverted from landfills and re-processed through local NGOs and recyclers in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines. 

Ngai concludes, “A.S. Watson Greener Stores Global Framework is just a kick-off of our greener journey together with our customers as we continue to roll out initiatives to make our stores around the world more sustainable. We want to lead by example in setting a new benchmark for health and beauty retail, inspiring more businesses to follow suit and create more greener stores that help transform retail towards making a positive impact on the planet.” 

Established in 1841, A.S. Watson Group is the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,400 stores under 12 retail brands in 29 markets, with about 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2021, A.S. Watson Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) platforms, providing tech-enabled retail experience to customers offline and online. 

A.S. Watson Group is also a member of the world-renowned multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has four core businesses ‐ ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications in over 50 countries.

Please visit www.aswatson.com/our-company/o-and-o-strategy/   for more information.

 

AirAsia Philippines recorded a whopping 33,917 guests flown for the Holy Week

AirAsia Philippines recorded a whopping 33,917 guests flown for the Holy Week period from 11 – 17 April, 2022, a 93% (2,366) increase from the same period in 2021. The recent increase in volume of passengers, however, is still 35% below the average pre-Covid passenger traffic observed during the 2019 holy week exodus.

 

AirAsia recorded an average load factor of 88% for all destinations. Top summer destinations which contributed to the increase in load factor include Cebu with 92%, Caticlan-Boracay with 84%, Panglao with 92%, and Puerto Princesa with 91%.

AirAsia Philippines Spokesperson and Head of Communications and Public Affairs Steve Dailisan said, “The numbers are very encouraging and a great indicator that indeed, we are now right on the path to recovery.  Our guests’ hunger for travel really dictated the pace, especially this past Holy Week.  We hope to sustain the growth leading to next month where more are expected to return to the provinces to exercise their right to suffrage.”    

The world’s Best Low-Cost Airline is expecting to fly 103,986 guests in and out of Metro Manila via NAIA Terminal 4 next month with Caticlan, Tacloban, Tagbilaran, Cebu and Kalibo as the top five preferred destinations.  

To sustain summer momentum and in anticipation of the National Elections happening in just three weeks, AirAsia Philippines also increased its flight frequencies by 28%.

AirAsia guests can now choose more flexible flight schedules outbound Manila to Caticlan from 41 to 46x weekly; Kalibo from 18 to 24x weekly; Tagbilaran from 18 to 20x weekly; Puerto Princesa from 10 to 11x weekly and Bacolod from 18 to 20x weekly.   Existing flight frequencies to other destinations which include Cagayan De Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Tacloban, Zamboanga and Dumaguete meanwhile were maintained.

AirAsia Philippines recorded a total 738 flights flown for the month of March.  Meanwhile, 503 flights were already flown for the period 1-17 April alone, and is expected to reach by a thousand towards month end.

 

“While we are all looking forward to enjoying the various destinations in the country with affordable flights, AirAsia will never stop reminding our guests to observe established health and safety protocols as prescribed by the IATF. We join the government in its call for every Filipino to take booster shots against COVID-19 whenever possible so that we all get to travel safely and hassle-free,” added Dailisan.

AirAsia Philippines is reminding its guests that all of its domestic flights are now flying in and out of the NAIA Terminal 4.  With the increasing passenger traffic within the airport vicinity, guests are encouraged to be at the airport at least 3 hours prior to their departure and are likewise advised to check-in via airasia Super App or through the self check-in kiosks at the airport to facilitate hassle free travels. 

To be in the know of the travel requirements, flight schedules, flight status, available promos and amazing deals, download the airasia Super App or visit the AirAsia flysafe page and social media platforms.

Teejay Marquez launches his exclusive line of skincare products

"Invest in your SKIN. Its going to represent you for a very long time.

Teejay Marquez adds another feather to his cap as he launches his exclusive line of skincare products.

 

The actor, influencer, brand endorser and YouTuber is now a proud entrepreneur calling the shots for his GoodSkin brand.

 

With his matinee idol looks and flawless complexion, Teejay is his own best testimonial and  aspirational figure—not just for his fans—but for Filipinos from all walks of life in search of the “fountain of youth” and affordable, practical and fuss-free everyday skincare solutions.

According to the actor who currently headlines the top-rating GMA-7 Tsinoyserye Mano Po Legacy: Her Big Boss, GoodSkin was actually inspired by the clamor of his fans who keep asking him about his skincare secret.

 

For Teejay, his business venture was one of many constructive ideas he came up with during the long Covid-19 pandemic.

 

He recounts, “During the quarantine period, I started researching online for possible investors and business partners who shared my concept, and thankfully, we found one late last year. I think it’s also high time that I come up with something that I can call my own, and more importantly, something that can contribute to people’s wellness.”

 

He adds, “Honestly, I never really paid much attention to skincare, until I realized how important it is to a lot of people. So, the clamor of the fans, that’s what really spurred me to make the initiative. I guess you could say that it’s my way of giving back and paying it forward to my fans.”

 

In its barest essence, GoodSkin is a skin serum geared for all skin types, whether normal, oily, dry, light or dark—making it ideal for most Filipinos.

 

Comprised of natural and organic extracts, GoodSkin contains all-essential nutrients guaranteed to restore the skin’s youthful and natural glow.

 

Despite being his best walking testimony for his very own brand, Teejay discloses that he will also be tapping some foreign models as his endorsers.

 

He points out, “Of course, we want to prove GoodSkin’s adaptability for all skin types, for us to deliver our message that our youth serum is for everyone.”

 

The budding entrepreneur points out, however, that looking young is more than skin deep.

 

He emphasizes, “Good skin is more than just what you put on your face. It’s also about the kind of lifestyle you lead, the food you eat, how much rest and sleep you get, and how well you take care of your body. Real skincare should be a holistic approach.”

 

Teejay spearheaded GoodSkin’s soft launch online last April 8, but is also gearing up for a more intensive, full-scale promotional blitz in the coming weeks, in time for summer.

 

With its very affordable price points, GoodSkin is geared towards an all-inclusive target market.

GoodSkin is available online through GoodSkin Official’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, and will also soon be available in Lazada and Shopee.

Careline lists down four brow trends that you’ll be fawning over in 2022!

Need to catch up on eyebrow makeup trends this year? Thanks to TikTok trends and countless tutorials on YouTube, 2022 will see us leveling up our makeup skills, most especially our eyebrow game. 

 

A quick refresher from Careline lists down  four brow trends that you’ll be fawning over in 2022! Read on and try them out because, no doubt, our eyebrows can make a huge difference when it comes to our overall glam look. 

 

The natural brow. For this look, less is definitely more. It's as simple as grabbing a brush and running it through the brow while still achieving a fresh look and clean makeup. Luckily, Careline can do that trick with its Wow Brow Liner! This liner is a dual-ended eyebrow pencil that features an ultra-fine tip that glides effortlessly through hair for soft and natural-looking eyebrows. Introducing its newest Caramel shade, you can easily achieve a natural and stunning eyebrow makeup! First, brush your brow hairs upward so you can easily identify the sparse areas where you want to draw an outline. Then use this shade to lightly define your brows. This liner is long-wearing and smudge-proof too so you can make your brows stand out all day long!

The pretty soft arch.  There’s no denying that sculpted eyebrows work wonders to complement your face shape and define your features. You can master this beauty trend with the new Careline Wow Brow Shade - Espresso! You can use this shade to outline the desired shape of your brow and bring your arched brow to life. Keep in mind, it’s best to focus on sparse areas so you can avoid overdrawn arched brow.

 

The full and fluffy brow. This eyebrow makeup trend is loved by many women because it works perfectly for all brow hair shapes and types. If you have an unruly brow, you can use the Careline Wow Brow Almond shade to achieve a defined and fluffy brows. Using this shade, simply follow the natural shape of your brow and lightly pencil a line underneath your brow, then fill in your brow by following the direction of your brow hairs, using short strokes, going upwards and rounding off the arch. 

 

The feathery, sculpted brow. In terms of brow texture, the feathery, lifted, and sculpted brow hair strokes is the next big thing for the eyebrow makeup trend. To achieve this look, you can use the Careline Wow Brow Cocoa shade and fill in any sparse spots. You can also define the top of the brow a little bit until you get a feathery look. Aside from this shade giving you effortlessly arched brows, the Careline Wow Brow Liner also contains ingredients which have a softening and soothing effect on skin to keep your brows effortlessly and ultra-fine!

 

Groom your brows into perfection with these makeup trends using the Careline Wow Brow Liner and its newest Caramel and Espresso shade for only PHP165! Get this product on Careline’s official store on Lazada (bit.ly/CarelineLazada) and Shopee (bit.ly/CarelineShopee) and Watsons, SM Department Stores, Robinsons Department Stores, and other leading department stores nationwide. For more updates, visit and like Careline on Facebook (@CarelineCosmetics) and Instagram (@carelineph).

 

Start your day right with C-Lium Fibre

 C-Lium Fibre, the leading Psyllium fiber supplement ¹ underscores  the benefits of Psyllium fiber in its 2022 campaign, that tackles the importance of gut health in achieving overall wellness. 

 
DUAL CLEANSING ACTION 
Sourced from the Plantago ovata’s seeds, Psyllium fiber has two kinds of fiber: soluble and insoluble.² Soluble Fiber helps remove excess fat, sugar, and bad cholesterol, while insoluble fiber gently sweeps them out of the digestive system.³ 
 
GUT HEALTH IMPACTS OVERALL HEALTH 
With these actions, Psyllium fiber helps cleanse the body of wastes and toxins and  
relieves constipation.  It also aids^.in lowering blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and assists in weight management ⁴ along with proper diet and exercise. 
 
Psyllium Fiber also feeds the gut's good bacteria (also known as probiotics), ⁵ which support the immune system.⁶ Given all these benefits especially to the gut which helps prevent certain chronic diseases, Psyllium fiber plays a key role in achieving overall health and wellness.⁷ 

 

NATURAL SOURCES 
Although fiber can be found in natural food sources, it is usually a challenge to get the required 25 grams⁸ we need daily.  To supplement your daily fiber requirement, there‘s  
C-Lium Fibre in regular husk and capsule formats. It is made from 100% natural psyllium with no preservatives and no artificial colors. 
 
START EVERY DAY RIGHT  
Psyllium fiber is best taken at the start of the day⁹ thus the brand’s message of “starting every day right”.  C-Lium Fibre can be taken before or during breakfast. 
 
SOLENN HEUSAFF AND HER HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 
Fitness enthusiast, artist, and mother of one Solenn Heussaff, who has been taking C-Lium Fibre long before she became an endorser, could not agree more on the benefits of fiber supplementation and  
on taking it at the onset of each day. 
 
The multi-faceted fitness enthusiast says: “Because I am always doing so many different things, I do my best to be healthy." Heusaff adds: “Adding psyllium fiber to my daily diet promotes gut care, which is essential to my overall health." That’s why I take C-Lium Fibre every day”. 
 
C-Lium Fibre is available in all major drugstores nationwide and at PascualLab’s flagship Shopee and Lazada stores. It comes in capsule and husk formats as well as in flavored variants (Mango, Dalandan, and Pineapple). Join our FB community @C-LiumFibre to get updates on the latest in health and for promos. 

 

#StartEveryDayRightWithCLIUM 

#PsylliumFiberForGutHealth 

#GutHealthIsSelfCare​ 

Two new HBO Original Series We Own This City and Gentleman Jack Season 2 premiere Tuesday on HBO GO

 

Two new HBO Original Series We Own This City and Gentleman Jack Season 2 premiere Tuesday, April 26 on HBO GO. We Own This City also debuts on the same day as the U.S. on April 26, 9am on HBO, with a same night encore at 10pm.

 

Gritty and unapologetic, We Own This City is a six-episode HBO limited series that chronicles the rise and fall of Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force’s (GTTF) and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work. 

 

Jon Bernthal plays Sgt. Wayne Jenkins of the Baltimore Police Department, perhaps the central figure in the sprawling federal corruption case that centred on its Gun Trace Task Force, a plainclothes unit that went completely rogue and began hunting and robbing citizens and drug dealers alike as decades of a relentless drug war and mass incarceration in Baltimore spun wildly out of control.

 

We Own This City also stars main cast Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Josh Charles, Dagmara Domińczyk, Rob Brown, Don Harvey, David Corenswet, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff, Delaney Williams, and Lucas Van Engen.

 

Guest stars in the series include Treat Williams, Gabrielle Carteris, Tray Chaney, Domenick Lombardozzi, Thaddeus Street, Jermaine Crawford, Nathan E. Corbett, Chris Clanton, Anwan Glover, Bobby Brown, Michael Salconi, Susan Rome, Kim Tuvin, and Maria Broom.

 

We Own This City was created and executive produced by George Pelecanos and David Simon; directed and executive produced by Reinaldo Marcus Green; executive produced by Nina K. Noble, Ed Burns, and Kary Antholis. In addition, co-executive producer Bill Zorzi, as well as writers Pelecanos, Simon, Burns, Zorzi and D. Watkins worked on the series.

 

HBO Original Series Gentleman Jack Season 2 returns to the British city of Yorkshire in 1834, where all eyes are on two women’s confrontation with the era’s rigid ideas of gender roles.

 

Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) and Ann Walker (Sophie Rundle), the unconventional couple who has set up home together at Shibden Hall, are determined to combine their estates and become a power couple. Anne Lister’s entrepreneurial spirit frightens the locals as much as her unconventional love life and, with Halifax on the brink of revolution, her refusal to keep a low profile becomes provocative and dangerous.

 

The new second season will continue to reflect the real-life diaries of Anne Lister – part of which were written in code – as its source, with every part of Lister’s story based in historical fact and the five million words she wrote in her journals.

 

Gentleman Jack Season 2 stars Gemma Jones as Aunt Anne Lister, Timothy West as Jeremy Lister, Jodhi May (Lady Vere Cameron), Katherine Kelly (Elizabeth Sutherland), Derek Riddell (Captain George Sutherland), Stephanie Cole (Aunt Ann Walker), Peter Davison (William Priestley), Amelia Bullmore (Eliza Priestley), Vincent Franklin (Christopher Rawson), Shaun Dooley (Jeremiah Rawson), Rosie Cavaliero (Elizabeth Cordingley), Joe Armstrong (Samuel Washington), Anthony Flanagan (Ben Sowden) and George Costigan (James Holt).

 

Executive producers include Sally Wainwright, Suranne Jones, Faith Penhale, Will Johnston and Ben. Phil Collinson and Stella Merz are the producers, with Edward Hall, Amanda Brotchie and Fergus O’Brien as producers.

 

Pinoys can stream or download We Own This City and Gentleman Jack Season 2 from Tuesday, April 26 on HBO GO. Season 1 of Gentleman Jack is also available on HBO GO. Subscribe to HBO GO. Subscribe to HBO GO online at www.hbogoasia.ph or the mobile app via the App Store or Play Store on your device for as low as ₱99.70/month. Or access HBO GO via Cignal, Globe and Skycable. HBO GO is also available on Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality.

UNIQLO announces the launch of UT Collection on Friday, May 27

Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces that it will launch a UT Collection on Friday, May 27 that features 11 winning entries from UT GRAND PRIX 2022, a global T-shirt design competition run by UNIQLO since 2005. The theme of the latest contest was Peanuts, celebrating the 100^th anniversary of the birth of creator Charles M. Schulz. This collection showcases takes on his lovable characters from artists around the world. 

 

Members of the distinguished panel of judges for the contest included representatives from the Charles M. Schulz Museum and from the Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates team, as well as tennis star and UNIQLO Global Brand Ambassador Roger Federer. The panel selected 11 works out of approximately 14,000 entries from around the world. Prize-winning entries were labors of love, including one blending Snoopy into the border design from the comic strip and another in which characters appear as part of an ice cream cone.

 

Collection overview

Launch date:     Friday, May 27, 2022

Lineup:              ADULTS T-shirts                     7 designs  Php 790

                          KIDS T-shirts                                                  4 designs                     Php 590

Availability:       UNIQLO stores nationwide and uniqlo.com/ph

Special website: https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/feature/utgp2022/ 

 

Comments from Grand Prize winner Kazuhiko Okushita

"I took a minimalist approach to presenting Snoopy, which is why I used border lines to present him. Peanuts has been ubiquitous since I was a child, and Snoopy's silhouette has been part and parcel of my life. When I was very young, I wore UTs a lot, so in doing this art I tried to return the favor for all the enjoyment these items have given me. I look forward to seeing people everywhere wearing UTs that I designed."

 

About the judges

The three key panel members were Jean Schulz, widow of Charles M. Schulz, Paige Braddock, Chief Creative Officer at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, who also illustrates Peanuts children's books, and Gina Huntsinger, Director of the Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center in Santa Rosa, California.

 

Award Ceremony

An award ceremony was held on April 13 at the Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Machida, Tokyo, the world's only official satellite of the Charles M. Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa, California. Jean Schulz, Mr. Shulz's widow and jury member, delivered congratulatory comments live from Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates in California (located across from the Schulz Museum), while Roger Federer provided a video message. Snoopy and friends presented the prizes.

Summer 2022 edition of UT magazine out soon

Interviews with diverse UT collaborators and an array of back stories explore T-shirt design and culture and the joy that these items bring to everyday life. The cover of this six issue of the magazine features tennis star Roger Federer, a member of the panel of judges for UT GRAND PRIX 2022. 

 

UT magazine URL

https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/contents/feature/ut-magazine/

 

 

About Peanuts

The characters of Peanuts and related intellectual property are owned by Peanuts Worldwide, which is 41% owned by WildBrain Ltd., 39% owned by Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc., and 20% owned by the family of Charles M. Schulz, who first introduced the world to Peanuts in 1950, when the comic strip debuted in seven newspapers. Since then, Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts Gang have made an indelible mark on popular culture. In addition to enjoying beloved Peanuts shows and specials on Apple TV+, fans of all ages celebrate the Peanuts brand worldwide through thousands of consumer products, as well as amusement park attractions, cultural events, social media, and comic strips available in all formats, from traditional to digital. In 2018, Peanuts partnered with NASA on a multi-year Space Act Agreement designed to inspire a passion for space exploration and STEM among the next generation of students.

 

About the UT Grand Prix 

UNIQLO has conducted its UT GRAND PRIX design competition since 2005 to foster creativity and talent around the world. The contest is open to anyone, regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Previous contest themes have included Marvel, Nintendo, and Pokémon, and have attracted numerous entries, with winning designs being sold around the globe.