Watsons opens first store in Qatar

The nearly 3,000 square feet store features designated zones like Natural & Clean Beauty.

Watsons has entered Qatar with the opening of its first store at Doha Festival City. 

In a statement, Watsons said the store in Qatar is nearly 3,000 square feet with designated zones like Natural & Clean Beauty which features “Sustainable Choice products, as well as an open makeup area.

The opening of the store in Qatar follows the opening of stores in Dubai Mall, Dubai Festival City, Mall of the Emirates and Al Wahda Mall in United Arab Emirates, and Mall of Dhahra in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Jonathan Watts, general manager of Watsons Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at Al-Futtaim said, the company signed a franchise agreement with Al-Futtaim in early 2020 “to bring fashionable and affordable and lifestyle products” to customers in the GCC region.

“Qatar is a truly vibrant and unique market. While customers are getting more and more sophisticated about beauty and personal care, Watsons as the skin expert is delighted to bring our customers exclusive international brands,” Watts said.

“The excitement is overwhelming as customers have been eagerly waiting for Watsons to expand across the GCC via our O+O (Offline plus Online) retail model, allowing beauty lovers of all generations to shop offline and online,” he added.