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AS Watson hosts ‘hackathon’ challenge, in nod to importance of big data in retail management

Talent pool for data scientists in Hong Kong is ‘insufficient’, says chief operating officer of AS Watson

Malina Ngai chief operating officer of AS Watson Group says more data scientists needed in the retail industry. Photo:Nora Tam

A S Watson Group, the retail unit of Li Ka-shing’s flagship conglomerate CK Hutchison, hosted over the weekend what it called the “first ever retail-themed big data hackathon in Hong Kong” to help it harness the power of data.

The retail giant hopes the event would help it scout for suitable candidates to become its staff or third-party data analytics consultants.