Watsons Personal Care Stores (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. is part of the Health and Beauty Store chain of A.S Watson, the largest health, beauty, cosmetics and perfumery retailer in the world. Today, Watsons H&B Asia is the leading health and beauty chain in the continent with successful operation in 9 markets (Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines)In 1994, Watsons Malaysia opened its first outlet in Holiday Plaza, Johor Bahru. In 2005, Watsons successfully acquired the Apex Pharmacy chain, in which consists of 18 stores nationwide. This significant milestone brought Watsons to a higher level in the pharmacy business. Today, Watsons operates over 350 stores in Malaysia serving more than 50,000 customers per day.