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Pricewatch

Head & Shoulders 400ml

Mannings $42.90 "reduced from $47"
Watsons $42.90 "reduced from $46"
Park'n'Shop $36.90 "reduced from $42.90"
Local pharmacy $35  

I can't be bothered to check the price in Wellcome, but I bet it's more than $35.

A few observations:

  1. Do Mannings & Watson ever sell at the full price they show on the price ticket? 
  2. It's amazing that the two "competing" pharmacy chains can sell at exactly the same price.
  3. What is the buying power of AS Watson (who own Watsons & Park'n'Shop), and Hutchison Jardines/Dairy Farm (who own Mannings & Wellcome)?
  4. Remind me again – who is the richest man in Hong Kong?
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4 responses to “Pricewatch”

  1. Richard avatar
    Richard

    Just a small correction, Dairy Farm owns Mannings and Wellcome. AS Watson owns Watsons and Park’n’Shop – so they are genuinely competing … just not very hard!

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  2. Ulaca avatar
    Ulaca

    Following up R’s comment, A.S. Watson is the retail and consumer division of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.

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  3. Chris avatar
    Chris

    Thanks – I know there are two different “competing” groups, but I wrote Hutchison when I meant to write Jardines/Dairy Farm. I’ve corrected it now.

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  4. fumier avatar
    fumier

    Head & Shoulders? Bit of a dandruff problem, old chap?

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