Co-op expands TCS tie-up with a cloud first strategy supporting growth and sustainability

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its partnership with The Co-operative Group (Co-op) to adopt a cloud first strategy that will support its business growth and sustainability initiatives.  

TCS has been the strategic partner to Co-op for the past 14 years, supporting a number of business critical and workplace projects.

These include a retail business transformation, core system transformation and franchise programme.

The expanded partnership will see TCS help Co-op move from a traditional datacentre model to a fully managed, scalable cloud environment powered by TCS Enterprise Cloud.

TCS will also manage the hybrid cloud and SaaS estate for enhanced resilience and agility.  

Rob Elsey, CDIO, The Co-operative Group, says: “We are delighted to extend our strategic partnership with TCS in enabling us to meet Co-op’s business objectives and serving and supporting our member-owners who are at the very heart of our business.”

“They have been a great partner, aligned with our growth priorities and future-proofed our infrastructure as we set on the course for continued future expansion – supporting change and transformation in how we work as a business and in our cloud journey.”  

Shekar Krishnan, Head, Retail & CPG – UK & Europe, TCS, says: “We’re pleased to expand our long-standing partnership with The Co-operative Group.”

“Our contextual knowledge, deep domain expertise, and technology prowess will help Co-op achieve their cloud-first strategy and result in a resilient digital foundation to support their business growth.” 

Snappy Shopper

Co-op and Snappy Shopper have embarked upon a local store-to-door trial in Northern Ireland to further expand access to the convenience retailer’s rapid online home delivery of groceries.

This launched from Co-op’s Shankill Road, Belfast, and has now been extended to its store in Kings Road, Gilnahirk.

George Hayworth, Head of Online Development, Co-op, says: “Working with Snappy Shopper fits with our quick and convenient approach to e-commerce - a model which sees products picked fresh in the local store, so the high street store benefits from increased online demand.”

“We continually look for new ways to expand and grow our online offer, and are pleased to launch a trial with Snappy Shopper to provide increased customer choice and access to our products - serving our member-owners and customers close to our stores with what they want and need, when and where they need it.”