Superdrug
| Superdrug Stores plc | |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail |
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| Services | Prescriptions, health checks, threading, laser hair removal, piercing |
| Revenue |  £1.20 billion, up 2.3% on 2016. (2017) |
| Pre-tax profit of £92.9m (2017) | |
| Owner | CK Hutchison Holdings |
| Parent | A.S. Watson Group |
Superdrug Stores plc (trading as Superdrug) is a health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, and the second largest behind Boots UK. It started in 1964. It is owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd which is part of the A.S. Watson Group. It was acquired as part of the buyout of Kruidvat BV in October 2002. The A.S Watson Group is itself part of the Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings.
There are nine hundred shops across the United Kingdom and Ireland. It also serves Denmark, Finland and Sweden online. About 14,000 people work for the company.