Xiaomi has struck an alliance with Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison to offer its smartphones and other devices through Hutchison's mobile operator 3 Group and its retail unit AS Watson around the world. CK Hutchison's over 17,700 retail and telecom stores worldwide and close to 130 million active mobile customers will help Xiaomi further its international expansion.
Xiaomi products will initially be available at 3 Group’s stores in Austria, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and the UK and in AS 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.
