Business Review

Health and Beauty

Sales for our Health and Beauty Division were impacted significantly by disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Faced with difficult trading conditions and a lack of tourist traffic, the Health and Beauty Division has focused on price investment to ensure relevance to our customers.
Group Sales *
14%
Group Profit †
12%
Health and Beauty
*

Including share of associates and joint ventures.

†

Based on operating profit before effect of adopting IFRS 16 and share of results of associates and joint ventures, excluding selling, general and administrative expenses and non-trading items.

Indonesia Singapore Malaysia Cambodia Mainland China Hong Kong Macau The Philippines Vietnam Brunei Health and Beauty
US$
2.4 billion
Total Sales ‡
US$
66 million
Operating Profit
2,029 stores
Store Network ‡
‡ Including 100% of associates and joint ventures.

Health and Beauty

Dairy Farm’s Health and Beauty business operates across Asia through well-established and trusted brands such as Mannings and GNC in North Asia, and Guardian in Southeast Asia, serving our customers with a wide range of health, beauty, personal care and baby care products.

Sales for our Health and Beauty Division were impacted significantly by disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The performance of Mannings in North Asia was impacted by reduced foot traffic from a lack of visitors into both Hong Kong and Macau. Following strong like-for-like sales performance in the first quarter, Guardian’s sales growth decelerated significantly due to government restrictions on movement for the remainder of the year. Reported sales for the Health and Beauty Division were US$2.0 billion in 2020, 35% below the prior year.

Mannings continued to focus on building its customer value proposition across key operating markets.

Operating profit was US$66 million in 2020, a significant reduction relative to the US$296 million reported in the prior year. The reduction in profitability was primarily due to a shortfall in sales, partially offset by government subsidies.

Faced with difficult trading conditions and a lack of tourist traffic, the Health and Beauty Division has focused on price investment to ensure relevance to our customers. In addition, the Group believes investments in digital, store design, the Yuu Rewards programme and Own Brand development will support market share growth.

In October, the Group deepened its partnership with Robinsons Retail by combining its interests in Rose Pharmacy with Robinsons Retail’s subsidiary Southstar Drug. The combination creates a leading pharmacy chain in the Philippines.