Asda Selects Workday to Accelerate Digital Transformation

Workday Will Help Global Retail Leader Enhance its Employee Experience for More Than 140,000 Colleagues

LONDON,April 20, 2022/PRNewswire/ --Workday, Inc.(NASDAQ: WDAY), a leader in enterprise cloud applications forfinanceandhuman resources, today announced thatAsda, one of the largest supermarket chains in the UK, selected Workday to support its global workforce and deliver an enhanced employee experience withWorkday Human Capital Management (HCM),Workday Absence Management,Workday Benefits,Workday Compensation,Workday Learning,Workday Prism AnalyticsandWorkday Recruiting. The selection was made during Workday's fiscal 2022.

With more than 140,000 dedicated colleagues, Asda serves more than 18 million customers who shop in its stores every week across the UK. InFebruary 2021, Asda was brought back into British ownership byMohsin and Zuber Issaand TDR Capital, a leading private equity investor, with a view to implement and accelerate Asda's growth strategy.

Transformation to Meet the Future of Retail
Retailers have faced significant changes over the last few years, including shifting consumer demands, talent shortages, and increased pressure to provide consistent customer and employee experiences. As a result, retailers need technology solutions that can help them adapt to a rapidly changing environment, while providing them with the insights needed to prioritize the employee experience, attract and retain talent, and remain competitive.

Asda, which is undergoing a digital transformation, selected Workday to gain a unified view of its workforce and to deliver personalized and engaging employee experiences that will help the organization keep pace with evolving talent needs.

With Workday, Asda will also be able to:

• Leverage a single system for its employees to track and manage their time off, while providing managers with a comprehensive view into workers' absence plans.
• 为员工提供相对应的人rtunities to grow and develop their skills by delivering personalized, relevant, and recommended learning and training content.
• Bring together its people data with third-party data such as point of sale (POS) and surveys to gain access into insights that will help to improve organizational performance.

Comments on the News
"Global organizations are embracing the opportunity to rethink their workplaces and invest in their workforces to drive future success," saidCarolyn Horne, president, EMEA, Workday. "As a Workday customer, Asda joins some of the world's largest retailers, all of which are leveraging our platform to more quickly meet changing consumer demands and deliver engaging experiences for their employees. We look forward to partnering with Asda to help them ensure business and organizational agility, while providing them the tools and insights they need to better plan and adapt for the future."

"We want to inspire and enable our colleagues," saidHayley Tatum, chief people officer, Asda. "Workday will provide employees with the tools to learn and develop new skills relevant to their roles, while helping us to sharpen team and business performance. Workday's agile technology architecture means that we'll be able to take on tomorrow's challenges, helping to ensure that our colleagues have the support they need."

For more information:

• Read why global retail organizations are leveraging Workday to drive transformation through operational insightshere.

About Workday
Workdayis a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications forfinanceandhuman resources,helping customers adapt and thrive in a changing world. Workday applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management, and analytics have been adopted by thousands of organizations around the world and across industries — from medium-sized businesses to more than 50% of theFortune500. For more information about Workday, visitworkday.com.

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