(Hong Kong, 24 October 2008) Octopus Cards Limited ("OCL") announced today that
Sa Sa Cosmetics Company Limited ("Sa Sa") is joining its
merchant network and providing Octopus as one of the payment
means across Sa Sa's 50-plus outlets throughout Hong Kong,
offering consumers an enhanced level of shopping convenience.
To promote the Octopus payment service, Sa Sa is rolling out a special promotion
for shoppers when they make purchases with their Octopus.
From now until 7 November 2008, consumers paying by Octopus
in any of Sa Sa's 54 outlets
can get a Sa Sa-branded Garden Spa Hand Cream for just HK$9.90,
which is originally priced at HK$22.5!
"We are delighted to have Sa Sa join our extensive network
of Octopus service providers. Currently we have over 2,000
service providers across Hong Kong, covering a wide range
of sectors," said Prudence Chan,
CEO of Octopus Cards Limited. "We will continue to expand
our 50,000-plus points of presence in both transport and
retail, aiming to make life
even easier for the people of Hong Kong."
Simon Kwok, Chairman and CEO of Sa Sa International Holdings
Limited, echoed, "We at Sa Sa have always been committed
to providing professional and quality service to our customers.
By introducing the
Octopus service, we hope to offer our customers one of the
most convenient payment means, making shopping at Sa Sa more
hassle-free!"
About Octopus Cards Limited
Launched in 1997, Hong Kong's Octopus is one of the world's leading and most
extensive smartcard payment systems, with over 50,000 readers
being used by more than 2,000 service providers across
different businesses including transport, parking, retail,
vending and kiosks,
schools,
leisure facilities and access control for residential and
commercial buildings. Merchants and Octopus holders embrace
Octopus for both its
simplicity and its convenience. Today, over 18 million
Octopus cards and products are in circulation, and the
system handles over 10 million
transactions a day, with transaction value exceeding HK$85
million. In recent years, Octopus has started to export
its unique experience
and technology overseas, offering consultancy services
for parties from different parts of the world. Additional
information can be found
at www.octopus.com.hk.
About Sa Sa International Holdings Limited
Sa Sa is a leading cosmetics retailing group in Asia. Its over 140 retail outlets
in Asia sell more than 400 brands of skin care, fragrance, make-up and hair care
products including own brands and other exclusive international brands. Over
1,000 well-trained beauty consultants are employed to provide professional services
to its customers.
Sa Sa Cosmetics store is the largest cosmetics retail chain in Asia, as ranked
by Retail Asia magazine, KPMG and Euromonitor in 2008. As one of the largest
sole agents in cosmetics in Hong Kong, Sa Sa represents over 100 international
beauty brands in Asia. Sa Sa prospers on its successful and proven "one-stop
cosmetics specialty store" concept which aims to provide its customers with
the widest range of quality products. Its e-commerce arm, Sasa.com, provides
online
shopping service to customers as well as a strong marketing tool for the Group.
Sa Sa, established in 1978, was listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in
June 1997, and had an annual turnover of around HK$3.45 billion for the year ended 31 March 2008.
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