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2020.2.18 プレスリリース

[Press Release] AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers, Officially Released Two Services, “AWL BOX” and “AWL Lite”

2020.2.18

[Press Release] AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers, Officially Released Two Services, “AWL BOX” and “AWL Lite”

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AWL, Inc., a Leading AI Camera Solutions Provider for Retailers,
Officially Released Two Services, “AWL BOX” and “AWL Lite”
-Announced at “Future Store ‘NOW’ 2020” and “Retail Tech JAPAN 2020”-

Tokyo, Japan – February 13, 2020 – AWL, Inc. (“AWL”), a leading AI camera solutions provider for retailers, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, has announced the official release of two services: “AWL BOX”, which adds AI features to existing security cameras in store, and “AWL Lite”, the application which enables Smartphone, tablet and signage to utilize AI features.
We are demonstrating these new services at “Future Store ‘Now’ 2020”, a special exhibition of “54th Supermarket Tradeshow” held by National Supermarket Association in Japan, from Wednesday, February 12th to Friday 14th. We also plan to exhibit at “Retail Tech JAPAN 2020”, a comprehensive information system exhibition for retailers held by Nikkei Inc., from Tuesday, March 3rd to Friday 6th.

[AWL BOX Overview]

SaaS (Software as a service)-based “AWL BOX” offers various AI features easily just by connecting existing security cameras in store, along with controlling videos remotely.
“AWL BOX”, an AI edge device specializes in analyzing loads of videos recorded in store, is compatible with global 7,042 kinds (391 manufacturers) of IP cameras, and helps protect personal information because it analyzes without uploading videos to the Cloud.

“AWL BOX” is developed to manage videos from hundreds of stores / tens of thousands of cameras at chain stores. Clients wouldn’t have to purchase nor install new cameras. Initial cost and monthly cost are less than approximately one-tenth compared with conventional AI camera solutions. We offer competitive price structure, which is affordable enough to be installed to the entire branches, without limiting just to partial branches as demonstration experiments.

・ AWL BOX initial cost: 200,000 yen (exclude tax)
・ Basic features (Store recorder): 20,000 yen / month (exclude tax) *Up to 20 cameras
・ Optional AI features: From 2,000 yen / month per camera (exclude tax)
-Primary AI features
-Number of customer analysis
-Gender / age analysis
-Crime prevention alert
-Customer assistance alert
-Customer interactions with merchandize analysis
-Ad optimization
-Traffic flow analysis
-Dwell time analysis
-Queuing analysis
-Employee analysis, etc.

About AWL BOX
URL : https://awl.co.jp/services/awl-box/(Japanese)

[AWL Lite Overview]

“AWL Lite” is the service which easily enables Android Smartphones, tablets and signages to use AI features.
By installing “AWL Lite” to Smartphones, etc., clients can conduct alert features such as customer analysis, real-time vacant seat detection, customer assistance alert, etc., even to the stores which don’t even have security cameras or temporary stores such as pop-up stores and events.

“AWL Lite” can optimize advertisements on the tablets or signages real-time by detecting customer characteristics real-time.
In addition, “AWL Lite” can analyze whether the customer watched the advertisement and the behavioral changes after watching the advertisement and clients would be able to precisely measure the advertisement value.

・ AWL Lite initial cost: Free
・ Basic features (Number of customer analysis, gender / age analysis): 3,000 yen / month per unit (exclude tax)
・ Optional AI features: 2,000 yen / month per unit (exclude tax)
-Primary AI features
-Crime prevention alert
-Customer assistance alert
-Customer interactions with merchandize analysis
-Ad optimization
-Queuing analysis
-Purchase analysis, etc.

About AWL Lite
URL : https://awl.co.jp/services/awl-lite/(Japanese)

[Announced at “Future Store ‘NOW’ 2020” and “Retail Tech JAPAN 2020”]

We are demonstrating our two services, “AWL BOX” and “AWL Lite” at “Wellness Support Zone” of ” Future Store “NOW” 2020 hosted by National Supermarket Association in Japan, from Wednesday, February 12th to Friday 14th.

■ Future Store ‘NOW’ 2020
・Date: From Wednesday, February 12th to Friday, February 14th, 2020
・Time: 10am-5pm (Last admission on the last day: 4pm)
・Place: Makuhari Messe
・URL: http://fs-n.net/fsn2020/

■ Retail Tech JAPAN 2020
・Date; From Tuesday, March 3rd to Friday, March 6th
・Time: 10am-5pm (Last addition on the last day: 4:30pm)
・Place: Makuhari Messe
・URL: https://messe.nikkei.co.jp/rt/

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Leading the Future of RETAIL

<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