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guardian Malaysia, earlier this month, won the Health &
Beauty Retailer of the Year – Malaysia at the Retail Asia Awards 2026 in
Singapore. This back-to-back victory, the second one for this Malaysia-born
retailer after its first win at last year’s Retail Asia Awards, has now
cemented guardian’s position as Malaysia’s No. 1 Health & Beauty
Retailer*.
Speaking right after
the awards ceremony at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in
Singapore, Priscilla Wu, Managing Director of guardian Malaysia
and Brunei said,
“Having started out
as a 200-sqft health and beauty retailer right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia 59 years ago, we are glad to have run such a good race to become the
top health and beauty retailer two years in a row. We strive to remain at our
best to serve the wellness needs of Malaysians nationwide, annually.”
Other Awards besides
the Top Retailer win
Besides picking up the most prestigious award in health and beauty retailing for the night, guardian Malaysia also won three other significant awards from the Retail Asia Awards of 2026: Digital Initiative of the Year – Malaysia, Loyalty Programme of the Year – Malaysia and Brand Transformation of the Year – Malaysia.
The Digital
Initiative of the Year – Malaysia award was given out to guardian
Malaysia in recognition of
its informative and educational hubs online to guide its shoppers through the
mass of product choices, efficacy & benefit claims, ingredient jargon and
conflicting advice when it comes to choosing which health and beauty products is
best for them.
“We launched the Health Hub, Hairducation Hub and Derma Lab as part of our shopper-first digital transformation. There are content customisation, online-to-offline interactions as well as expert video advice so our shoppers stay well informed,” added Priscilla.
MYguardian Rewards, which has recently registered over 6 million
members, won the Loyalty Programme of the Year – Malaysia award thanks
to its AI-powered customer-intelligence engine and lifestyle partners’
platform. The Brand Transformation of the Year – Malaysia award was
presented to guardian in recognition of the assured quality and
user-approved mannings guardian’s own brand product families.
InfluentialBrands’
Top Health & Beauty Retailer Award – as voted by Malaysians
Last month (May
2026), guardian Malaysia picked up the Top Health & Beauty Retailer in
Malaysia for 2025 and 2026 that was given out by the Singapore-based
InfluentialBrands.
“We are honoured to
have been chosen by shoppers all over the country as the Top Health &
Beauty Retailer in Malaysia. Thank you for voting us Malaysia’s No. 1!”
said Priscilla.
This recognition
serves as a good motivation for guardian Malaysia to continue to serve its shoppers even better – from
curating an unrivalled variety of the best and most preferred of
pharmaceutical, health and beauty products to dishing out expert advice to its
shoppers.
“With the wins of the No. 1 Health and Beauty Retailer awards from both Retail Asia Awards and InfluentialBrands followed by the awards on digital transformation, loyalty programme’s superiority and brand transformation, we are determined to continue being the Trusted Advisor for Wellness for all 34 million Malaysians now and in the years to come!” concluded Priscilla.
