KIEV, July 19 - A.S. Watson Group, the world??™s largest health and beauty retailer, said it had acquired a 65% in Ukraine??™s No. 1 health and beauty retail chain DC, marking the company??™s further expansion in Eastern Europe.

The acquisition is "part of the A.S. Watson Group's continued expansion into Central and Eastern Europe, following its recent establishment in Russia, the Baltic States and Slovenia," the group said.