Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation, represented in SA by National Data Systems (NDS), has announced that London-based Sainsbury`s Supermarkets has decided to replace its existing Oracle data warehouse with a Teradata warehouse. NDS is a member of the Bytes Technology Group.
The system will also support the implementation of Teradata`s customer relationship management (CRM) Version 4 solution and enable Sainsbury`s to drive more targeted and personalised communications, improving decision-making throughout the company.
Sainsbury`s, working in partnership with Accenture - which was recently awarded the contract to outsource and re-platform the retailer`s information technology infrastructure - selected the Teradata solution after evaluating a number of offerings from other companies.
The data warehouse and CRM solution will be rolled out over the next 18 months at Accenture`s and Sainsbury`s IT centre in London.
"The UK food retail sector has undergone fundamental change in the last decade. Today`s consumer demands and receives a more varied selection of produce and a more convenient and personalised shopping experience," said Stephen Vowles, Sainsbury`s director of customer and category marketing.
"Sainsbury`s wants to be able to play a proactive role in taking the shopping experience beyond current levels of customer expectation and, with NCR Teradata, it has the technology and experience to do this."
"We believe that our local retail sector is following global trends and this win is testament to both Sainsbury`s commitment to its customers and to the reputation of Teradata technology and consultancy in the retail sector," said Simon O`Hagan, general manager, Teradata Solutions Group at NDS.
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NCR Corporation is a leader in providing Relationship Technology solutions to customers worldwide in the retail, financial, communications, manufacturing, travel and transportation, and insurance markets. NCR`s Relationship Technology solutions include privacy-enabled Teradata warehouses and customer relationship management (CRM) applications, store automation and automated teller machines (ATMs).
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