Bharti Retail enters partnership with IBM

New Delhi: Bharti Retail and IBM India have announced a strategic partnership under which IBM will provide technology and services that will enable Bharti Retail to scale up operations in the long term.

The companies signed the ten-year partnership wherein IBM will leverage its worldwide expertise in the retail sector and introduce best practices and innovations that will assist Bharti Retail’s plans.

“Our partnership lays the foundation on which future business func tions can be supported in course of the next 10 years. This alliance is in line with Bharti Retail’s efforts to be a customer-centric and trusted retailer,” Mr Vinod Sawhny, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bharti Retail Ltd, said.

The current scope of the deal includes project management, infrastructure for data centres, applications, security and network, and support for end-user services. The scope of work will keep evolving as Bharti Retail’s business continues to grow.