Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. has won a multi-year contract from Asda Stores Ltd. for the digital transformation of the British supermarket chain. The deal will see India’s biggest outsourcer implement a new organisation-wide IT operating model for the former Walmart Inc. unit, according to an exchange filing on Wednesday. Asda Stores will leverage TCS’ cloud, AI, and security solutions for a smoother separation from the U.S.’ biggest big-box retailer. TCS will also build a new digital core for Asda Stores to streamline its business processes, including supply chain and e-commerce. ADVERTISEMENT “We are confident that this collaboration with TCS will be one of the engines to deliver such a large technology transformation, where we are in the process of reimagining retail,” Carl Dawson, chief digital and technology officer at Asda Stores, said in the statement. “TCS is going to bring together cutting-edge technologies and help Asda employees and customers have a seamless experience.” Founded in Yorkshire in 1949, Asda Stores battled bankruptcy and merger threats in the latter half of the 20th century, only to be acquired by Walmart Inc. for £6.7 billion in 1999, in what was seen by the British media as a corporate raid. In 2021, […]