CK Hutchison and Xiaomi, announced the forming of a global strategic alliance that will bring Xiaomi’s smartphones, as well as IoT and lifestyle products, to the telecom and retail divisions of CK Hutchison Group across the world.
The alliance will broaden the product range of CK Hutchison’s 3 Group and A S Watson brands and help accelerate Xiaomi’s international expansion.
CK Hutchison has over 17,700 retail and telecom stores worldwide, close to 130 million active mobile customers and 140 million loyal retail customers.
Xiaomi products will initially be available at 3 Group’s stores in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the UK and in A S Watson’s Fortress, Superdrug and Kruidvat stores in Hong Kong, Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands.
Xiaomi will also extend its collaboration with CK Hutchison’s operator channels in European markets. The agreement covers certain preferential arrangements for smartphones in the telecom markets in Denmark, Ireland and Sweden, and for Xiaomi’s “Mi Ecosystem” IoT and lifestyle products in certain markets.
Wang Xiang, Senior VP, Xiaomi
We are thrilled to ink this win-win partnership with CK Hutchison, which is a global leader in the retail and telecom industries. As we deepen our international footprint, we are excited to partner with CK Hutchison, which will enable us to deliver on our vision to bring innovation to everyone across the world.
Canning Fok, Co-Managing Director, CK Hutchison Group
We are excited by this agreement with Xiaomi. With CK Hutchison’s global retail and telecom footprint, Xiaomi will have access to hundreds of millions of customers instantly.
