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The '''Jean Yip Group''' is a [[Singapore|Singaporean]] company that runs hairstyling, [[weight loss]] and [[cosmetology]] salons in [[Southeast Asia]] and [[China]]. It operates a training academy in Singapore.
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The '''Jean Yip Group''' started as a hairdressing business in [[Singapore]] in 1982 by Ms Jean Yip. Her hairdresser husband, Mr Mervin Wee, came aboard in 1984.<ref name="ref13">{{cite web|title=Jean Yip Group|url=http://www.superbrands.com/sg/pdfs/CSBSG6-JEANYIP.pdf|website=Superbrands|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> It moved into the slimming and beauty industry in 1990,<ref name="ref6">{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=http://jeanyipgroup.com/milestones/|website=Jean Yip Salon Pte Ltd|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> led by Ms Dawn Yip, Ms Jean Yip’s younger sister.<ref name="ref13"/> The Group expanded overseas to Malaysia in 1995 and [[Jakarta, Indonesia]] in 2005.<ref name="ref6"/> To date, its awards include the [[Reader’s Digest]] Most Trusted Brand 2010 Gold Award and the Singapore Prestige Brand Award – [[Heritage Award]] in 2012.<ref name="ref13"/>

Jean Yip Group has over 60 hairdressing, beauty and slimming outlets within Singapore, six in [[Malaysia]], two in [[Indonesia]] and one in [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref name="ref11">{{cite web|title=Top 10 Most Inspiring Businesswoman in Singapore|url=http://top10asia.org/10InspiringBussinesswomanSg.php|access-date=22 April 2015|website=Top 10 of Asia|publisher=RHA Media Sdn Bhd}}</ref> The company has approximately 1,000 employees.<ref name="ref10" /> The Group received the [[Reader's Digest]] Most Trusted Brand Gold Award in 2010 and the [[Singapore Promising Brand Award|Singapore Prestige Brand Award]] – Heritage Award in 2012.<ref name="ref13">{{cite web|title=Jean Yip Group|url=http://www.superbrands.com/sg/pdfs/CSBSG6-JEANYIP.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226093314/http://www.superbrands.com/sg/pdfs/CSBSG6-JEANYIP.pdf|archive-date=26 December 2014|access-date=22 April 2015|website=Superbrands}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
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The Group was found 1982 by Jean Yip as a single salon in Singapore. Her husband, Mervin Wee joined the business in 1984.<ref name="ref13" /> The Group moved into the [[Weight loss|slimming]] and beauty industry in 1990,<ref name="ref6">{{cite web|title=Milestones|url=http://jeanyipgroup.com/milestones/|access-date=22 April 2015|website=Jean Yip Salon Pte Ltd}}</ref> led by Dawn Yip, Jean Yip's younger sister.<ref name="ref13" /> The Group expanded overseas to [[Malaysia]] in 1995 and [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]] in 2005.<ref name="ref6" />


Oliver Yip, younger brother of Jean Yip, is the Group Business Development Director to oversee research and development and source for new businesses.
After Jean Yip’s background in hairdressing includes the Allan International Hairdressing School and [[Vidal Sassoon]] in London, Jingles International and Toni & Guy. In 1982, at the age of 23, she established the first Jean Yip outlet at Katong Plaza.

== Company Profile ==

Today, Jean Yip has more than 60 outlets around Singapore and overseas, 6 in Malaysia (4 in Johor Bahru, 2 in Kuala Lumpur), 2 in Indonesia and 1 in Guangzhou, China.<ref name="ref13"/>

=== Staff Training & Development ===
Staff go through in-house and external courses to upgrade their skills.<ref name="ref14">{{cite journal|last1=Teoh|first1=D|title=KPMG Insights|date=2010|issue=7|url=https://www.kpmg.com/SG/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/KPMGInSight07.pdf}}</ref> The Jean Yip Group has also established a professional training academy named “Jean Yip Academy” with the aim of developing professional hairstylists and beauty therapists.<ref name="ref16">{{cite web|last1=Yap |first1=N |title=Brain Behind Beauty |url=https://epaper.chinadailyasia.com/pools/2-20111223-024.pdf |website=China Daily Asia |accessdate=22 April 2015 }}</ref> Jean Yip Academy is an Approved Training Provider for National Institute of Technical Education Certificate (NITEC) courses,<ref name="ref3">{{cite web|last1=Edvantage|title=ITE-Jean Yip Group collaboration to enhance hairdressing course|url=http://education.asiaone.com/content/ite-jean-yip-group-collaboration-enhance-hairdressing-course|website=Asiaone}}</ref> as well as a Certified On-the-Job Training Centre for hairdressing, spa and aesthetic therapy apprenticeships.<ref name="ref5">{{cite web|title=Jean Yip Academy Information Kit|url=http://www.jeanyipacademy.com/forms/Final%20Information%20Kit.pdf|website=Jean Yip Group|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> It is the only school in Singapore with both hair and beauty certification accredited by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) of Singapore. It has also been awarded the COJTC (Certified On the Job Training Center) and NITEC Industry Training Provider status by the [[Institute of Technical Education]] (ITE) in Singapore.<ref name="ref7">{{cite web|title=Our Company’s Profile|url=http://www.jeanyipacademy.com/Vission.html|website=Jean Yip Group|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>


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In 2010, Jean Yip Loft was built. It is a seven-storey centre which contains all Jean Yip Group's services and other amenities, serving as a clubhouse for its customers.<ref name="ref13" />
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=== Business Development ===


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The company ventured into China in 2013. Its [[Guangzhou]] flagship salon is located in [[Haizhu District|Haizhu]].<ref name="ref10" />
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Mr Oliver Yip, younger brother of Ms Jean Yip, is the Group Business Development Director to oversee research and development and source for new businesses.<ref name="ref13"/> According to a report by Superbrands in 2013, the Herb De Orient products, a brand under the company’s umbrella, are “specially tailored for Asian skin and hair conditions [as they] are well researched and developed”, and is targeted at giving Jean Yip a competitive advantage in the industry against other competitors.<ref name="ref13"/> Another brand, Superwhite Skin Lab, has gone through research and development by the Jean Yip team.<ref name="ref13"/>


== Staff training and development ==
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=== Customer Service ===


The Jean Yip Group has established Jean Yip Academy to develop professional [[Hairdresser|hairstylists]] and [[Cosmetology|beauty therapists]].<ref name="ref16">{{Cite web |last=Yap |first=N |title=Brain Behind Beauty |url=https://epaper.chinadailyasia.com/pools/2-20111223-024.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141224064507/http://epaper.chinadailyasia.com/pools/2-20111223-024.pdf |archive-date=24 December 2014 |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=China Daily}}</ref> It is an Approved Training Provider for National Institute of Technical Education Certificate (NITEC) courses,<ref name="ref3">{{Cite web |last=Edvantage |title=ITE-Jean Yip Group collaboration to enhance hairdressing course |url=http://education.asiaone.com/content/ite-jean-yip-group-collaboration-enhance-hairdressing-course |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226095834/http://education.asiaone.com/content/ite-jean-yip-group-collaboration-enhance-hairdressing-course |archive-date=26 December 2014 |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=Asiaone}}</ref> as well as a Certified On-the-Job Training Centre for hairdressing, spa and aesthetic therapy [[apprenticeship]]s.<ref name="ref5">{{Cite web |title=Jean Yip Academy Information Kit |url=http://www.jeanyipacademy.com/forms/Final%20Information%20Kit.pdf |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=Jean Yip Group}}</ref>
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In 2006, Today newspaper quoted Ms Jean Yip in an interview where she mentioned that it is the “strong culture of being professional but very family-oriented” that makes the difference and “exude[s] a sense of warmth for the client[s]”.<ref name="ref2">{{cite news|last1=Chiapoco|first1=J|title=Looking good and ready to take wing|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20060822-2.2.30.1.aspx|accessdate=22 April 2015|publisher=Today|date=August 22, 2006}}</ref>


It is the only school in Singapore with both hair and beauty certification accredited by the [[Institute of Technical Education]] (ITE) of Singapore. It has also been awarded the COJTC (Certified on the Job Training Center) and NITEC Industry Training Provider status by the ITE.<ref name="ref7">{{Cite web |title=Our Company's Profile |url=http://www.jeanyipacademy.com/Vission.html |access-date=22 April 2015 |website=Jean Yip Group}}</ref>
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=== Management/Company structure ===


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== Business development ==
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The company’s senior management comprises Ms Jean Yip as Founder and Chairman; her husband, Mr Mervin Wee as Group Managing Director and Artistic Director, and Hairdressing/Principal of the Academy; younger sister, Ms Dawn Yip as Group Operations and Marketing Director; and younger brother, Oliver Yip as Group Business Development Director.<ref name="ref13"/>


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According to a report by [[Superbrands]] in 2013, the Group's Herb De Orient products are "specially tailored for Asian skin and hair conditions [as they] are well researched and developed", and is targeted at giving Jean Yip a competitive advantage in the industry against other competitors.<ref name="ref13"/>
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The business is continuing down the family line, with eldest daughter Cheryl Wee as the company’s current ambassador.<ref name="ref16"/> In her interview with Prestige Magazine, Ms Jean Yip highlighted that “Rachel (her second daughter) is doing her masters in pharmacology and has promised to join the product development arm. Russell (youngest son) has also expressed interest in developing a new area in the business”.<ref name="ref10">{{cite web|title=The fairest of them all|url=http://prestige-singapore.com.sg/2013/11/fairest-them-all#.U8sS2vmSyoM|website=Prestige|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>


Another brand, Superwhite Skin Lab, has gone through research and development by the Jean Yip team.<ref name="ref13" />
== Notable Projects ==


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== Customer service ==
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In 2010, the Jean Yip Loft was built. It is a seven-storey centre which contains all Jean Yip Group’s services and other amenities, serving as a clubhouse for its customers.<ref name="ref13"/>


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In 2006, [[Today (Singapore newspaper)|''Today'']] quoted Ms Jean Yip in an interview where she mentioned that it is the "strong culture of being professional but very family-oriented" that makes the difference and "exude[s] a sense of warmth for the client[s]".<ref name="ref2">{{cite news|last1=Chiapoco|first1=J|title=Looking good and ready to take wing|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/today20060822-2.2.30.1.aspx|access-date=22 April 2015|work=Today|date=22 August 2006}}</ref>
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The company ventured into China in 2013. Its Guangzhou flagship salon is located in the central neighbourhood of Haizhu.<ref name="ref10"/>


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== Management/company structure ==
== Outlets ==


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The company's senior management comprises Jean Yip as chairman; Mervin Wee as Group managing director and artistic director, and hairdressing/principal of the academy; Dawn Yip as group operations and marketing director; and Oliver Yip as group business development director.<ref name="ref13"/>
Currently, “Jean Yip has branched out all around Asia, more than 60 hairdressing, beauty and slimming outlets just within Singapore, 6 of their shops in Malaysia, 2 in Indonesia and 1 in Guangzhou, China”.<ref name="ref11">{{cite web|title=Top 10 Most Inspiring Businesswoman in Singapore|url=http://top10asia.org/10InspiringBussinesswomanSg.php|website=Top 10 of Asia|publisher=RHA Media Sdn Bhd|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref> The Jean Yip Group has more than 70 outlets that comprise hair salons, beauty and slimming centres, nail bars and spas with some 1,000 employees.<ref name="ref10"/>


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Eldest daughter Cheryl Wee is the company's current ambassador.<ref name="ref16"/> In her interview with [[Prestige (magazine)|Prestige Magazine]], Jean Yip highlighted that "Rachel (her second daughter) is doing her masters in [[pharmacology]] and has promised to join the [[product development]] arm. Russell (youngest son) has also expressed interest in developing a new area in the business".<ref name="ref10">{{cite web|title=The fairest of them all|url=http://prestige-singapore.com.sg/2013/11/fairest-them-all|website=Prestige|access-date=22 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226102638/http://prestige-singapore.com.sg/2013/11/fairest-them-all#.U8sS2vmSyoM|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The outlets are mostly located near residential areas and MRT stations. <ref name="ref8">{{cite web|title=Our Mission|url=http://jeanyipgroup.com/our-mission/|website=Jean Yip Salon Pte Ltd|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>


== Philanthropy ==
== Philanthropy ==
As part of the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), a team of hairstylists was involved in ‘Hair For Hope’ from 2011 to 2014 <ref name="ref15">{{cite news|last1=Toh|first1=K|title=Shear solidarity|url=http://yourhealth.asiaone.com/content/shear-solidarity/page/0/1|accessdate=22 April 2015|publisher=The Straits Times|date=September 24, 2013}}</ref> where staff shaved thousands of heads for two days.
As part of the company's [[corporate social responsibility]] (CSR), a team of hairstylists was involved in [[Hair for Hope]] from 2011 to 2014<ref name="ref15">{{cite news|last1=Toh|first1=K|title=Shear solidarity|url=http://yourhealth.asiaone.com/content/shear-solidarity/page/0/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226094301/http://yourhealth.asiaone.com/content/shear-solidarity/page/0/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 December 2014|access-date=22 April 2015|work=The Straits Times|date=24 September 2013}}</ref> where staff shaved thousands of heads for two days.


Since 2012, in order to support the Breast Cancer foundation (BCF), the Jean Yip Group of companies became a distribution outlet for BCF’s newly designed pink pins. Donation boxes were placed at outlets under the Jean Yip Group and all donations went to the BCF.<ref name="ref4">{{cite web|title=Jean Yip Wear the Pink Ribbon Campaign|url=http://www.herworldplus.com/jean-yip-wear-pink-ribbon-campaign|website=Her World Plus|accessdate=22 April 2015}}</ref>
Since 2012, to support the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF), the Jean Yip Group of companies became a distribution outlet for BCF's newly designed pink pins. Donation boxes were placed at outlets under the Jean Yip Group and all donations went to the BCF.<ref name="ref4">{{cite web|title=Jean Yip Wear the Pink Ribbon Campaign|url=http://www.herworldplus.com/jean-yip-wear-pink-ribbon-campaign|website=Her World Plus|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 04:34, 17 July 2024

Jean Yip Group
Founded1982
FounderJean Yip

The Jean Yip Group is a Singaporean company that runs hairstyling, weight loss and cosmetology salons in Southeast Asia and China. It operates a training academy in Singapore.

Jean Yip Group has over 60 hairdressing, beauty and slimming outlets within Singapore, six in Malaysia, two in Indonesia and one in Guangzhou, China.[1] The company has approximately 1,000 employees.[2] The Group received the Reader's Digest Most Trusted Brand Gold Award in 2010 and the Singapore Prestige Brand Award – Heritage Award in 2012.[3]

History

[edit]

The Group was found 1982 by Jean Yip as a single salon in Singapore. Her husband, Mervin Wee joined the business in 1984.[3] The Group moved into the slimming and beauty industry in 1990,[4] led by Dawn Yip, Jean Yip's younger sister.[3] The Group expanded overseas to Malaysia in 1995 and Jakarta, Indonesia in 2005.[4]

Oliver Yip, younger brother of Jean Yip, is the Group Business Development Director to oversee research and development and source for new businesses.

In 2010, Jean Yip Loft was built. It is a seven-storey centre which contains all Jean Yip Group's services and other amenities, serving as a clubhouse for its customers.[3]

The company ventured into China in 2013. Its Guangzhou flagship salon is located in Haizhu.[2]

Staff training and development

[edit]

The Jean Yip Group has established Jean Yip Academy to develop professional hairstylists and beauty therapists.[5] It is an Approved Training Provider for National Institute of Technical Education Certificate (NITEC) courses,[6] as well as a Certified On-the-Job Training Centre for hairdressing, spa and aesthetic therapy apprenticeships.[7]

It is the only school in Singapore with both hair and beauty certification accredited by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) of Singapore. It has also been awarded the COJTC (Certified on the Job Training Center) and NITEC Industry Training Provider status by the ITE.[8]

Business development

[edit]

According to a report by Superbrands in 2013, the Group's Herb De Orient products are "specially tailored for Asian skin and hair conditions [as they] are well researched and developed", and is targeted at giving Jean Yip a competitive advantage in the industry against other competitors.[3]

Another brand, Superwhite Skin Lab, has gone through research and development by the Jean Yip team.[3]

Customer service

[edit]

In 2006, Today quoted Ms Jean Yip in an interview where she mentioned that it is the "strong culture of being professional but very family-oriented" that makes the difference and "exude[s] a sense of warmth for the client[s]".[9]

Management/company structure

[edit]

The company's senior management comprises Jean Yip as chairman; Mervin Wee as Group managing director and artistic director, and hairdressing/principal of the academy; Dawn Yip as group operations and marketing director; and Oliver Yip as group business development director.[3]

Eldest daughter Cheryl Wee is the company's current ambassador.[5] In her interview with Prestige Magazine, Jean Yip highlighted that "Rachel (her second daughter) is doing her masters in pharmacology and has promised to join the product development arm. Russell (youngest son) has also expressed interest in developing a new area in the business".[2]

Philanthropy

[edit]

As part of the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR), a team of hairstylists was involved in Hair for Hope from 2011 to 2014[10] where staff shaved thousands of heads for two days.

Since 2012, to support the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF), the Jean Yip Group of companies became a distribution outlet for BCF's newly designed pink pins. Donation boxes were placed at outlets under the Jean Yip Group and all donations went to the BCF.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Top 10 Most Inspiring Businesswoman in Singapore". Top 10 of Asia. RHA Media Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "The fairest of them all". Prestige. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Jean Yip Group" (PDF). Superbrands. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Milestones". Jean Yip Salon Pte Ltd. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b Yap, N. "Brain Behind Beauty" (PDF). China Daily. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  6. ^ Edvantage. "ITE-Jean Yip Group collaboration to enhance hairdressing course". Asiaone. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Jean Yip Academy Information Kit" (PDF). Jean Yip Group. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Our Company's Profile". Jean Yip Group. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  9. ^ Chiapoco, J (22 August 2006). "Looking good and ready to take wing". Today. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  10. ^ Toh, K (24 September 2013). "Shear solidarity". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Jean Yip Wear the Pink Ribbon Campaign". Her World Plus. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
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