Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services and consulting today announced the renewal of its major, multi year strategic partnership with Marks & Spencer (M&S). This continuing engagement builds on the more than a decade long trusted partnership between the two organisations and will see TCS continue to serve as M&S’s strategic technology partner as the retailer embeds its technology transformation.
As part of this continuing partnership, TCS will support M&S as it transforms to become an omnichannel, data driven retailer supported by globally best-in-class modern technologies. TCS will utilise AI in its transformation approach—supported by its extensive domain expertise and one of the world’s largest AI talent pools. This will support future-readiness, provide the right base for long term growth, and create superior customer experience.
Sacha Berendji, operations director, Marks & Spencer, said: “Technology transformation is a key strategic priority for M&S as we invest for growth. Having the right suite of partners, with access to the latest developments in AI and digital expertise is imperative. I am pleased that we are extending our partnership with TCS, who will work alongside our in-house team as we accelerate our digital transformation.”
Krishnan Ramanujam, president – consumer business group, Tata Consultancy Services, said: “M&S is a highly cherished and iconic British brand, that has always been at the forefront of retail innovation. We are proud of our long-standing partnership and delighted to be chosen to support its enterprise transformation. Our strong contextual knowledge of M&S’s business helped lead the digital wave for M&S. As M&S now accelerates its technology transformation we look forward to bringing our enterprise-scale AI capabilities, deep retail expertise, and engineering leadership to create sustained value, business agility, and a future-ready retail enterprise.”
