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2020.2.3 プレスリリース

[Press Release] AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers, Announces Conclusion of the Business Alliance with CyberAgent, Inc. and SAPPORO DRUG STORE CO.,LTD.

2020.2.3

[Press Release] AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers, Announces Conclusion of the Business Alliance with CyberAgent, Inc. and SAPPORO DRUG STORE CO.,LTD.

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AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers, Announces Conclusion of the Business Alliance with CyberAgent, Inc. and SAPPORO DRUG STORE CO.,LTD.
-Aiming to Co-Develop OMO Platform Utilizing AI Cameras-

Tokyo, Japan – February 3, 2020 – AWL, Inc. (“AWL”, Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President: Muneharu Kitade), a leading AI camera solutions provider for retailers, has announced that AWL concluded the Business Alliance (“Alliance”) with CyberAgent, Inc. (“CyberAgent”, Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, President: Susumu Fujita) and SAPPORO DRUG STORE CO.,LTD. (“SAPPORO DRUG STORE”, Headquarters: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, President: Hiroki Tomiyama), aiming to conduct demonstration experiments to “Establish Online/Offline Integrated Marketing Platform”.
In the United States and China, companies such as Amazon or Alibaba, whose main business is EC invest a massive amount on physical stores or logistics field in recent years aiming to accelerate enhanced online/offline integrated customer experiences and services. Retailers as represented by Walmart also actively implement measures on OMO field, taking advantage of physical stores. Even in Japan, the key phrases such as “Digital Transformation” or “Retail Tech” have been gaining greater attention.

In order to offer new customer experiences through such online/offline integration, the in-store experiences should be converted into digitalized data and seamlessly integrate with online data on the platform. Implementing the PDCA cycle to examine how to optimize effective advertisement, attractive storefront, and streamlined operation, etc. is also necessary.

Gathering the wisdom of three companies, we aim to create successful examples of digital transformation as retailers through this Alliance: CyberAgent’s networks and know-how as a company with a proven track record in online advertising billings in Japan, SAPPORO DRUG STORE’s accumulated know-how on digital transformation acquired through proactive AI camera/sensor introduction, AWL’s AI camera solutions for retailers which digitalize/visualize every actions in store.
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※ OMO: Abbreviation of “Online Merges with Offline (Online-Offline integration)”. The marketing strategy to enhance customer experience by going beyond online-offline boarder and offering integrated services.
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Leading the Future of RETAIL

■ Purpose of Alliance
・ Co-develop OMO analysis operating platform and launch new business.
・ Improve sales in daily products, by bundle packages and switching to high quality products
・ Carry products of specific manufacturers to receive promotion fee
・ Optimize and maximize customer attraction

■ Proof-of-concept conducted under the Alliance
1. Collect data and accumulate know-how through PDCA for OMO analysis operation platform development
2. Make change in customer behavior through customized digital signage
3. Develop new marketing campaigns combining AI image and POS data
4. Develop in-house applications for sales promotion media and for marketing campaigns
5. Optimize customer behavior utilizing digital advertisement

<CyberAgent, Inc. Overview>
Along with offering O2O advertisement, CyberAgent focuses on marketing utilizing digital advertisement for actual stores.
CyberAgent promotes store digitalization through digital signage business from system development to installation and operation and comprehensive supports.

<SAPPORO DRUG STORE CO.,LTD. Overview>
Founded as a business company of SATUDORA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. in August, 2016, SAPPORO DRUG STORE operates 208 drugstores and 10 pharmacies (as of November 15, 2019) centering in Hokkaido.
After opening the first drugstore inside a grocery shop in Sapporo in 1972, SAPPORO DRUG STORE has never stopped opening new branches along with expanding the selection and services.
The store brand was renamed as “SATUDORA” in March, 2016. Setting drug store business as a touch point with customer, SAPPORO DRUG STORE has been consistently working on community-based activities such as parenting support and opening stores in depopulated areas and remote islands.

<AWL Overview>
AWL develops and offers AI camera solutions for numerous problems in retail business and realizes added-value enhancement.
Through business alliance with SATUDORA HOLDINGS CO.,LTD., AWL has been conducting Proof-of-concept in the actual SATUDORA stores, and developing various AI features for store operations in a competitive price.

[Corporate Profile]
■AWL Inc.

President: Muneharu Kitade
Head Office: Tokumiya Bldg. 6F, 1-12-4 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 102-0073 Japan
Founded: June, 2016
Industry: AI camera solutions
Website: https://awl.co.jp/en/

■Media contact

Fujimatsu / Uchida / AWL Inc.
TEL: +81-3-6380-8669
Email:info@awl.co.jp