- Corporate wellness programmes and healthcare identified as key targets
- Tech Data to work with fitbit, ISVs and API integration specialists to develop specific opportunities
Basingstoke, 11 September 2017 – Tech Data Corporation (Nasdaq: TECD) has been appointed as an official UK distributor for the full range of fitbit activity trackers and is looking to extend the reach of the popular wearables to new areas of the market, including the corporate and healthcare sectors.
fitbit’s innovative products are designed to inspire people to live a healthier and more active life. The company makes a wide range of fitness bands to suit all kinds of users and its full range will be available from Tech Data. fitbit’s software integrates onto laptops, tablets and smartphones and as well as meeting the growing demand for activity tracking and personal monitoring, the company is also targeting the corporate wellness market.
Paul Jacobs, Business Unit Director for CE and Accessories said: “fitbit motivates people to reach their health and fitness goals by tracking their activity. Millions of consumers all over the world do that already using fitbit products and businesses are also using wearables to support and encourage employees in leading healthy lifestyles, so there is a tremendous amount of potential.”
In the US, there are insurance firms that offer benefits including shopping vouchers for recording a certain number of steps per day on their fitbit, and other schemes that offer users frequent flyer points for every day they achieve a certain goal, such as 10,000 steps. One health insurer’s scheme gives members a direct cash reward, paid into a flexible savings account, for completing a certain number of steps every day.
“The reach of wearables is being extended and the opportunities could be massive”, Jacobs added. “We will be working closely with fitbit in partnership with ISVs and API integration specialists in this area to target reseller partners with ideas or specific opportunities they want to develop – we’d love to hear from them.”
Olivier Claude, Senior Sales Director EMEA at fitbit, stated: “This agreement with Tech Data will enable us to address the massive potential we see for our products in the corporate wellness, healthcare and wider commercial sector. Tech Data has an excellent reputation for building and enabling new channels and the market knowledge and capabilities to help us develop our sales in new areas of the market.”
Picture: Paul Jacobs, Tech Data.
