Daisy Corporate Services has announced a multi-year managed services contract with A.S. Watson Group, the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer. Daisy will provide SD-WAN, cloud unified communications, and fibre connectivity to more than 1,500 stores in the UK.

A.S. Watson’s brands in the UK include Superdrug, Savers, and The Perfume Shop. To support its digital transformation and cloud-first strategy, A.S. Watson sought to future proof its in-store connectivity to enhance the employee and customer experience. Daisy will deliver connectivity-as-a-service via a Meraki SD-WAN solution, which will provide greater insight into network performance, support the transition to cloud-based services, and increase overall network resiliency.

In addition to upgrading A.S. Watson’s underlying connectivity to SoGEA broadband and FTTP, Daisy is partnering with Cisco Meraki to expand A.S. Watson’s existing Meraki WiFi network.

“We needed a flexible, agile, and secure networking solution to support our ongoing digital transformation strategy. Having a modern network will increase bandwidth at all our locations and enable us to better support new store initiatives in the future. Daisy is a proactive partner that shares our ESG values and we are fully confident they will meet our connectivity needs now and in the future,” said Andrew Cobb, Group IT Director, A.S. Watson UK. “As more customers see the benefits of shopping both Online and Offline in our stores, it’s really important for customers to be able to connect their devices in our shops. Customer WiFi will help with conversion and enable people to use our App or Website in our stores.”

Chris London, Head of Sales Specialist at Daisy, said, "For high street retailers, fast and secure connectivity is a key piece of the digital transformation jigsaw. With our deep understanding of the retail sector, we understand the unique technology challenges and opportunities these businesses face. We are delighted to be extending our partnership with A.S. Watson to deliver innovative networking solutions that drive growth and success for its UK brands.”

About A.S. Watson Group

Established in 1841, A.S. Watson Group is the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,100 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with about 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2022, A.S. Watson Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.

A.S. Watson Group is also a member of the world-renowned multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has four core businesses ‐ ports and related services, retail, infrastructure and telecommunications in over 50 countries. Please visit www.aswatson.com/our-company/o-and-o-strategy/ for more information.

About Daisy

As a leading independent provider of IT and communications, Daisy is passionate about making technology work for its customers and its partners. With a portfolio spanning Unified Communications, Connectivity and Modern Workplace, through to Cyber Security, Cloud, and Operational Resilience, and with connections to a family of top global tech providers, Daisy’s 1,000-strong skilled workforce helps UK businesses access the broadest range of services no matter where they are their digital journey.

As part of the wider Daisy Group established in 2001, Daisy is committed to providing the highest levels of service for UK mid-market organisation and public sector bodies through enterprise-class IT solutions, unrivalled technical expertise, and a passion for people. Further information is available at https://daisyuk.tech/.

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