Cognizant Partners With Shopify And Google Cloud To Transform Enterprise Retail

The alliance combines the benefits of Shopify's leading commerce platform with Google Cloud's advanced AI infrastructure and Cognizant's retail IT experts.

Teaneck, NJ /PRNewswire/ - Cognizant announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with Shopify and Google Cloud to enable digital transformation and platform modernization for global retailers and brands. The purpose of the alliance is to combine the capabilities of the leading commerce platform Shopify, the underlying cloud infrastructure of Google Cloud and the expertise of Cognizant specialists in providing consulting services and technology solutions to clients in the retail industry.

The driving force behind this alliance is the need for retailers to modernize existing and introduce new technologies to provide customers with real-time recommendations, assist with shopping and develop personalized offers. This combined offering aims to modernize retail environments to unlock business value from technologies such as generative artificial intelligence.

The joint offering will help enterprise retailers facing challenges in personalizing customer experiences, scaling their operations globally and modernizing their commerce platforms. Leveraging Shopify's commerce operating system powered by Google Cloud, as well as Google's extensive suite of cloud solutions, brands will have the core technologies they need to enable Cognizant to drive digital transformation and realize value across multiple retail formats.

“We are excited to partner with Shopify and Google Cloud to transform the retail commerce experience and offer them unified access to a commerce platform, technology solutions and cloud infrastructure powered by generative AI,” said Sushant Warikoo , Senior Vice President. President and Head of Retail, Cognizant. “Our goal is to equip retailers, regardless of size, with a suite of commerce tools and offer solutions that meet future trends and needs of both retailers and customers, including seamless and highly personalized customer interactions, personal AI shopping advisors, fraud, sustainability and much more.”

“Shopify and Google Cloud have a long-standing and strong relationship. Together, we're bringing to market cutting-edge commerce solutions that help businesses accelerate modernization, scale, and innovation,” said Ritu Khanna , VP of Partnerships at Shopify. “Now, with Cognizant as our direct-to-consumer partner, we can drive the transformation that businesses need to drive growth.”

“Consumer expectations are changing at an accelerating pace as generative AI changes the nature of digital interactions,” said Carrie Tharp , vice president of strategic industries at Google Cloud. “This new offering will help retailers quickly and easily modernize their e-commerce practices on the world's leading retail platform with the latest AI-powered technologies and digital innovation.”

Learn more about Cognizant's retail offerings here , learn about Shopify here , and learn about Google Cloud here .

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