Savers (UK retailer)

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Savers Health and Beauty Limited, trading as Savers, is a discount chain of more than 500 stores, owned by AS Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd, which is part of the A.S. Watson Group.^[2][a] It is a value retailer selling a variety of health, beauty, household goods, medicines and fragrances.^[4]

Savers Health and Beauty Limited

Formerly	Sourcepole Limited (1987–1988) Savers Drug Stores Limited (1988–1990) Savers Drugstores plc (1990–1996)[1]
Company type	Subsidiary of A.S. Watson Group
Industry	Retail
Founded	1988 (1988)
Headquarters	Dunstable, Luton England
Key people	Dominic Lai (Group Managing Director) Doug Winchester (Managing Director)
Products	Health & Beauty Products
Owner	A.S. Watson Group
Parent	CK Hutchison Holdings
Website	savers.co.uk

Savers, North End Road, Fulham, London (April 2015)

History

The company gradually expanded throughout the 1990s before acquiring the 100-strong Supersave chain of drugstores from GHEA. The company grew to 176 stores before being sold to A.S. Watson, the retail and manufacturing arm of CK Hutchison Holdings, a Hong Kong-based conglomerate, in July 2000.^[5]

Subsequently, A.S. Watson acquired Kruidvat BV, the owner of the chain Superdrug, in 2002.^[6] Following this, many Savers stores were converted to the Superdrug format, though some later reverted to the Savers brand.^[7][8]

The company is based in Dunstable, Bedfordshire; the main office building there doubles as one of A.S. Watson's large UK distribution centres serving Savers, Superdrug and The Perfume Shop.

Customer service operations are based at Superdrug's head office in Croydon, London, and the company's registered office is Hutchinson House, Battersea, London.

Notes

1. AS Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Limited was formerly known as Watson's Personal Care Stores (UK) Limited from 2000 to 2001, Watson's Personal Care Stores (UK) Holdings Limited from 2001 to 2003, and A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Limited from 2003 to 2024.^[3]