Kingfisher taps Tata Consultancy Services tech for digital first drive
Tata Consultancy Services has expanded its partnership with Kingfisher, whose brands include B&Q and Screwfix, to provide consolidated application management and infrastructure support services.
TCS has been a strategic application services partner to the retailer since 2012.
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As part of the expanded partnership, it will use its Machine First Delivery Model (MFDMTM), powered by its closed-loop, autonomous enterprise software, ignio, to drive Kingfisher’s business growth and modernisation agenda.
The aim is to: enhance the customer experience; ensure faster speed to market; and improve operational resilience.
Andy Wolfe, Group CIO, Kingfisher, says: “We look forward to continuing our strategic partnership with TCS and accelerating our aspiration of becoming a digital first retailer by leveraging their deep contextual knowledge of our business, global retail industry experience and their expertise in next generation technologies.”
