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Mannings China Wins 2023 Meituan Marketing Innovation Award Mannings China recently received the 2023 Marketing Innovation Award at the Meituan Instant Retail Industry Conference in Beijing to recognise our contribution to innovative O2O strategies driving business goals. It was an achievement of the collaboration of our E-commerce O2O team and stores. Themed "Chain Ecology, Advancing Together", the event brought together nearly 1,000 retailers, business partners, and industry professionals across the country to celebrate achievements and share prospects. At the conference, Taky Woo shared his insights at the "Future of the Instant Retail Industry and Seizing New Growth Opportunities" roundtable discussion, where participants were engaged in a fruitful discussion for business growth. We will constantly strive for excellence to address our customers’ needs in convenience and efficient fulfilment as the O2O business continues to grow in the region. Congratulations to the Mannings China team! 👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations to the Singapore Learning and Development Team! DFI Retail Group Singapore was recently awarded the Bronze Standard in the category of Learning & Development with Coaching and Mentoring at the 16th Singapore HR Awards organised by the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI). This award was given out as a commendation to our People & Culture Learning and Development team for their support on the launch of yuu - Singapore's Best Rewards Club Ever! The team trained over 755 team members within the first week of a month-long training period and by the time of launch, over six thousand team members were engaged! Team member engagement, especially for our store team members were pivotal to the success of yuu as they have to confidently and proficiently help our customers with the initial download of yuu, thereby fostering customer loyalty and enhancing the overall success of the programme. We are so proud of our People & Culture L&D team for clinching this well-deserved award! Congratulations to all who has put in the work to ensure the success of the yuu Rewards Club programme! 👏🏼👏🏼 SHRI is Singapore’s leading HR membership body and it organises the annual Singapore HR Awards to recognise and honor outstanding contributions to HR in the workplace and workforce. #DFIRetailGroup #DFISingapore #WePutOurCustomersFirstAlways #WeCarePassionately
DFI Sustainability Series: Technological innovation in food waste recycling 🍻 How do we tackle food waste effectively? DFI has worked hard to reduce food waste by partnering with suppliers upstream and empowering our own team to implement food rescue measures. What’s more, we envision technological innovation in food waste recycling would help! DFI works closely with Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department to send damaged produce to O·PARK1 for treatment. O·PARK1 is Hong Kong’s first organic resources recovery centre that turns food waste into biogas, which is used for generating renewable energy, along with compost. We are excited to help spearhead such a worthwhile initiative. Maxim’s also partnered with Breer, an innovative start-up co-founded by HKUST students that utilises unused bread from the chain to make beer, promoting a circular economy. BOB comes in two flavours, with the Original BOB featuring a 5% alcohol pale ale infused with 25 grams of dairy-free surplus bread, while the Coffee BOB, launched in May, combines the same base with 15 grams of surplus bread and an extra kick of 4 grams of coffee grounds, all supplied by Maxim's. Not only does Breer repurpose surplus bread, but the vision and determination to make good use of technology to reduce food waste has struck a chord with us. Interested in learning more about our environmental initiatives? Follow our food waste reduction journey on P.30 of our Sustainability Report 2022! https://lnkd.in/gUkz
What a wrap for Walk Up Jardine House 2023! Last Sunday, the DFI Retail Group teams joined up to take part in the long-awaited Walk Up Jardine House physical race in Hong Kong. Our teams include runners from the Group, #WellcomeHK, #7ElevenHK, #ManningsHK & #GNCHK who participated in team relay and individual races running up 49 floors (947 steps) to the finish line at the Penthouse of Jardine House! 👟💨🏢 ! It was a fun morning for all participants including their family and friends, filled with great energy, competitive spirit and enthusiasm... and all for a great cause! Our teams achieved amazing results in the Men’s (1st & 3rd place) and Mixed Team Relay (2nd place) categories among Jardine’s business units as well as the individual race categories. From the fun virtual race qualifying round earlier in September, the DFI teams also secured top places among the group, and collectively accomplished over 6.8M steps, equivalent to 7,184 Jardine Houses, which is 651 Houses more than last year! This year’s Walk Up Jardine House may have come to an end, but our support for mental wellness never stops. We're committed to promote this meaningful cause in every opportunity to raise mental health awareness in our community. Special shout-out to all team members who participated this year as our runners, volunteers and supporters! You all made this event extra special and memorable with your passion and #CaringPassionately spirit! 🤜🏼🤛🏼
DFI Sustainability Series: Minimising Social Inequality ⚖️ How does DFI address social inequality as a retailer committed to social and environmental impact? By fostering collaborative initiatives! We provided educational opportunities and support for marginalised children through partnerships with local NGOs, such as Khmer NGO for Education (KHEN) in Cambodia and the Guangzhou Yang Ai Special Children Parent Club in China. KHEN is a local NGO and certified Child Safe Organisation, aimed to promote child rights, accessible, inclusive & quality education and the protection of vulnerable children. The Guangzhou Yang Ai Special Children Parent Club helps build a support platform for families in need, providing consultations, lectures and training. As of 2022, we have sponsored more than 160 students living in rural areas and donated US$20,000 to support children’s healthcare in Cambodia. Fundraising efforts, such as those carried out by Lucky Supermarket and Guardian, enabled the purchase of essential resources to allow children to gain access to knowledge and learning. Through setting up donation boxes in stores, 7-Eleven China has been supporting the Guangzhou Yang Ai Special Children Parent Club Since 2004. These examples are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the various strategies we have committed to for reducing inequality.
DFI Mental Wellness Month Each year, 10 October marks World Mental Health Day to raise awareness of mental health challenges. At DFI Retail Group, we dedicate the entire October to mental wellness to drive actions to support and promote mental health and its intricate link with our wellbeing. In Hong Kong, DFI hosted our first large scale Wellbeing Expo for team members with a wide variety of activities targeted to raise wellbeing awareness, such as receiving professional health check consultation and vision screenings from #ManningsHK Professional Service team, sampling healthy treats and supplements, attending scent workshop (and so much more!). Through engaging in a variety of activities, we hope our team members can explore different aspects of mental wellbeing, understand how to cope with stress better and build stronger mental resilience, leading to a healthier and more positive life. Throughout the rest of the month, a series of virtual revitalising programmes will also take place across different markets so that everyone can join remotely in support of mental wellness within DFI and across the Group. The Wellbeing Expo was a great success thanks to teams from #ManningsHK #GNCHK #WellcomeHK #Meadows #7ElevenHK for their support and sponsoring of the welcome souvenirs 💓. Special shout out to the DFI HR Wellbeing team for their effort in putting together this meaningful event! 🫶🏼 Stay tuned to learn more about our wellbeing initiatives!
2022/23 Jardine Executive Trainee (JETS) – DFI Orientation Day 🎈✨ We recently hosted the DFI orientation day for our incoming JETS. It was an incredible day filled with engaging activities that provided them with a comprehensive understanding of our retail landscape and the key elements for success. Our JETS had the opportunity to dive deep into our retail business through a variety of thrilling experiences. They embarked on an immersive store visit mission where they got first-hand exposure to our store operations. Engaging in insightful discussions with our business leaders, visiting Pokfulam Farm to explore the historical roots of DFI, as well as a store learning expedition at our Westwood Welcome Fresh Store, gaining valuable insights into the true value behind our business. We look forward to seeing where their JETS journey will take them, fueled by the sparks of inspiration and learning from that day. 🔥 Stay tuned for their incredible achievements! 🚀✨
7-Eleven Celebrates “Sik Tak Fan La” 1st Anniversary On our journey to serving our community and adhering to our CSR vision, 7-Eleven launched the “Sik Tak Fan La” Charity Programme last year in collaboration with Pei Ho Counterparts to provide food and assistance to those in need. To mark the 1st anniversary, we organised a Mid-Autumn volunteering week with volunteers from DFI Retail Group and across Jardine Matheson. We also extended our volunteering efforts to the Shau Kei Wan community for the first time, delivering kindness and warmth to more underserved people. We prepared and distributed goodie bags and gave away shopping trolleys to Pei Ho Counterparts volunteers and their beneficiaries, especially the seniors, making their lives easier when carrying heavy or bulky items. A big shout-out to all our volunteers! We also want to thank those who have supported our programme by buying a 7-SELECT meal box. Together, we can make a difference 💓!
yuu Welcomes 50+ Renowned Online Fashion Brands Hong Kong’s largest loyalty programme, yuu, is expanding its brand network and is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking collaboration with over 50 online fashion brands, ranging from luxurious brands and fast fashion labels to sportswear and accessories. This marks a significant milestone for us as Hong Kong’s leading loyalty platform. Through this collaboration, we welcome brands from all over the world to showcase their remarkable apparel to our strong membership base and allow members to earn up to 10x yuu Points when shopping these brands with us, delivering higher value and customer experience. With the addition of apparel labels to our brand network, yuu now covers all aspects of the necessities of life and is poised to become a one-stop shop for everyday essentials. We will continue enhancing member satisfaction through innovative and creative approaches to meet our members’ growing needs and expectations as we develop and broaden our platform.
DFI Sustainability Series: How can we harvest solar energy from our stores? On the rooftop! In Taiwan, we have made enormous headway in expanding the use of solar energy. The 740kWp solar panel on the rooftop of the Kaohsiung IKEA store was completed last year. The system has the capacity to generate approximately 900,000kWh of electricity 💡 annually, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of 220 households for a year in Taiwan. Today, IKEA Taiwan has installed solar power generation systems in six locations, including five stores and the recent Fulfilment Centre. The total output of solar panels installed has reached 8,101 kWp. They are capable of reducing about 4,600 tonnes of carbon emission per annum, equivalent to the CO2 of 209,000 mature trees taking up a year! Curious to find out more? Check out P. 34 of our Sustainability Report 2022! https://lnkd.in/gUkzwMNs
