Why Cognizant?
We believe that retailers shouldn’t have to choose between a strategic partner and a cost-effective outsourcing provider. With Cognizant, you get the best of both. And to ensure creativity and innovation, we have created a dedicated Retail Innovation Group aligned with our clients’ needs. No wonder 11 of the Top 30 U.S. retailers and eight of the Top 30 global retailers choose us as their partner.
Segments We Serve
Department Stores Amid increased competition and complex supply chains, we help you meet changing consumer demands. Our merchandising solutions include price optimization, category management, assortment planning, promotions and marketing.
Grocers Our solutions help to optimize prices, provide intelligent inventory planning and implement high-powered POS systems that speed checkout and enhance the customer experience.
Discount Stores We can optimize your merchandising, increase supply chain efficiencies, generate accurate product mix forecasts and improve service levels for maximum customer retention.
Specialty Retailers Overcome competition from similar companies, while outmaneuvering mass-market retailers, in spite of their scale and cost advantages.
Services & Solutions We Offer
Retail ServicesImprove ROI from your IT investments by leveraging our proven Transform while Perform™ (TwP) methodology. And gain quicker time-to-benefit from our Solution Accelerators.
Retail SolutionsCombining top-notch business expertise with state-of-the-art technology, we create practical solutions to complex challenges in supply chain management, merchandising, eCommerce and store management.
Insights
Thinking you can use to build a stronger business.
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Strategies for the Retail CIO
Here are ten recommendations for addressing critical trends in the retail industry at the intersection of business and IT.
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Transforming Global Retailers
Learn how to deepen your customer connections and anticipate their behavior.
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10 Best Practices in Retail Industry Outsourcing
To conserve cash, control costs and do more with less, retailers have rediscovered outsourcing—and its fixed, stable costs.
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Trends in the Reset Economy and Their Implications for Retail & Consumer Goods
Our perspective on key market trends and recommendations for ways to take advantage of emerging opportunities.
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Becoming Information-Ready for the Economic Revival
Getting the most from your business-intelligence investment is key to staying competitive in the New Normal. See how.
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Turning a Sow’s Ear into a Silk Purse
Find out why you need enterprise analytics now and a cost-effective way to obtain it.