Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 173264
                    [Title] => Hutchison acquires EU retail group
                    [Summary] => HONG KONG – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. announced on Thursday that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary A.S. Watson (ASW), made an offer to acquire one of Europe’s leading health and beauty retail businesses, the Kruidvat Group, for approximately Eur1,150 million 


Kruidvat has a store portfolio of 1,900 outlets and employs 12,000 people in six European nations. The additon of the Kruidvat Group significantly enhances ASW’s presence in Europe, its leading market position, its earnings growth, and in addition provides synergies with ASW’s existing operations.

                    [DatePublished] => 2002-08-24 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

KRUIDVAT

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 173264
                    [Title] => Hutchison acquires EU retail group
                    [Summary] => HONG KONG – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. announced on Thursday that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary A.S. Watson (ASW), made an offer to acquire one of Europe’s leading health and beauty retail businesses, the Kruidvat Group, for approximately Eur1,150 million 


Kruidvat has a store portfolio of 1,900 outlets and employs 12,000 people in six European nations. The additon of the Kruidvat Group significantly enhances ASW’s presence in Europe, its leading market position, its earnings growth, and in addition provides synergies with ASW’s existing operations.

                    [DatePublished] => 2002-08-24 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

abtest

Hutchison acquires EU retail group

August 24, 2002 - 12:00am

HONG KONG – Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. announced on Thursday that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiary A.S. Watson (ASW), made an offer to acquire one of Europe’s leading health and beauty retail businesses,...

Business