Sphere No.42 (May 2017) - page 7

SPHERE
#42
2017
05
ASW’S 47 FINEST
ASW’s Global Store
TeamAwards
honoured the
47 best store teams
from its 13,300 store
network across
Asia and Europe.
Congratulations!
Retail
LABWORKHEATINGUP
ONLINE GROWTH
eLab’s second-year anniversary
had something extraworth
celebrating: a 47 per cent
increase in e-commerce sales for
ASWatsonGroup (ASW) in 2016.
Its digital enhancements deliver
a laser-like focus on customer
needs – and strong results!
#GETACTIVE
Over 46million customers around
the world are going to get moving with
ASW’s Global Health Campaign. Health-
themed activities such as outdoor sports
challenges, in-store activities and social
media education campaigns will connect
its outlets to customers by encouraging
them to #GetActive!
CORPORATE
New Zealand PMVisits Group in Hong Kong
New Zealand Prime Minister, Right Honourable Bill English, visited Mr Victor Li,
Chairman of Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) and CK Life Sciences (CKLS),
and Mr H L Kam, Group Managing Director of CKI and President and CEO of
CKLS. They discussed the Group’s commitment to the country that has seen
NZD1.5 billion deployed in businesses that employ over 1,000 Kiwis.
A SOLID CORE INTHE KLOUD
Abig bet on big data, artificial intelligence
(AI) andmachine learningwill see ASW
invest USD70million to improve operational
efficiency and customer experience. Toronto
companyRubikloud is partneringwith
ASWto deployRubicore to enable
the application of AI
technologywithin
the ASWdata
network.
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