Tyco Fire & Security Announces Exclusive Supplier Contract with A. S. Watson for Asia
Singapore (PRWEB) July 2, 2005
Tyco Fire & Security Asia announced today the signing of an exclusive agreement with A. S Watson Group to supply Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) equipment and accessories for all A. S WatsonÂ’s retail stores across Asia for another 4 years.
In Asia, A. S. Watson currently has over 1,400 stores in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Macau, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, and Turkey.
In Asia, Tyco Fire & Security provides EAS equipment to A. S. Watson through its ADT operations to help this leading retail chain detect and reduce store theft and improve operational efficiencies. The agreement includes the installation and maintenance of EAS detection systems, deactivators, detachers, security tags, labels and SmartEAS systems. In addition to providing automated management reports that help track performance and operations, SmartEAS systems provide a fully integrated retail security solution which can link EAS, digital video, and POS systems with the IT networks. Tyco Fire & Security will also assist Watsons to implement a source tagging program (the process of applying security labels at the point of manufacturing).
David Robinson, Group Head of Security for A. S. Watson Group commented, “At A. S. Watson, we constantly strive to provide an appealing open store environment to improve our customers’ shopping experience, while maximising our efforts to reduce shrinkage due to theft. High performance AM (Acousto-Magnetic) EAS systems from Tyco Fire & Security is the best available EAS technology to help us achieve this. With its proven global source tagging success to date, it can help improve our bottom line. With the state-of-the-art SmartEAS system, we can manage and track individual store performance from our headquarters or virtually anywhere. In addition, as a global company, Tyco Fire & Security is able to provide us with a consistent high level of security, service and maintenance region-wide”.
Mark Barry, President of Tyco Fire & Security Asia added, “We have worked in partnership with A. S Watson for the past 15 years and are delighted to continue to provide high levels of theft prevention and advanced store reporting information to Watsons. It is gratifying for us that Watsons, in their pursuit to solidify their already leading position in the retail industry, have chosen us as a strategic partner who is able to keep pace with their rapid expansion. Tyco protect 80% of the world’s leading retailers and work with the majority of the major players in Asia. Our RFID and source tagging programmes are also drawing more attention from manufacturers and retailers looking for greater efficiencies through the total supply chain”.
About A. S. Watson
A. S. Watson Group (ASW) is the largest Health & Beauty retailer in the world. With a history dating back to 1828, the group has evolved into an international retail and manufacturing corporation with operations in 31 markets worldwide. Today, the Group operates over 6,400 retail stores running the gamut from health & beauty, luxury perfumeries & cosmetics to food, electronics, fine wine and airport retail arms. Also an established player in the beverage industry, ASW provides a full range of beverages from bottled water, fruit juices, soft drinks and tea products to the world's finest wine labels via its international wine wholesaler and distributor. ASW employs over 87,000 staff and is a member of the world renowned Hong Kong-based conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Limited, which has major interests in ports and related services, telecommunications, property and hotels, retail and manufacturing, and energy and infrastructure with businesses in 52 countries. For more information, please visit www. aswatson. com
Tyco Fire & Security
Tyco Fire & Security, a major segment of Tyco International Ltd., designs, manufactures installs and services electronic security systems, fire protection, detection and suppression systems, sprinklers and fire extinguishers. With $11 billion in annual sales and more than 90,000 employees, Tyco Fire & Security's products and services are used to safeguard firefighters, prevent fires, deter thieves and protect people and property. Tyco Fire and Security also offers end-to-end RFID solutions. For more information on our products and solutions, please visit us at http://www. tycoasia. com (http://www. tycoasia. com).
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