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MONTRÉAL, Oct. 29,
2024 /CNW/ - CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one
of the world's largest business and IT consulting firms, has been
named a Major Player in the IDC
MarketScape: Worldwide Professional Services Providers for
Retailers 2024 Vendor Assessment*.
"CGI stands out with its culture and relationships. Its
proximity model places project leaders and team members close to
client team leaders in real-world space," said Leslie Hand, Group Vice President for IDC Retail
Insights.
According to the IDC MarketScape, "CGI is committed to its
local, personal connections between the local team leaders and its
clients, resulting in long-term, trusted partnerships." The IDC
MarketScape suggests clients "consider CGI when looking to form a
relationship with a company that has a strategic understanding of
retail's competitive environment and digital solutions to help you
steward the management of your IT systems and can manage large
portions of your retail business, such as customer support centers,
and getting to know your systems in detail over time."
"Being recognized as a Major
Player in the IDC MarketScape report highlights CGI's
ability to drive tangible and trusted business outcomes to
accelerate our retail clients' digital transformation and improve
their customers' experience. As retailers face ongoing cost
pressures, our deep industry expertise and comprehensive portfolio
of digitization services and solutions enable us to deliver greater
value for our clients whilst empowering their employees," said
Christian Haeger, Vice President and
CGI Global Industry Lead for Retail and Consumer Services.
Haeger added: "According to CGI's most recent annual global
proprietary research, improving profitability is a key
business priority in the retail industry. To increase margins to
invest in transformation and growth initiatives, organizations need
to combine a strong data strategy with artificial intelligence to
optimize operations, improve the customer experience and enhance
supply chain agility. CGI's partnership approach to digital
transformation helps our clients continue delivering on their brand
promise."
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor
assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the
competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given
market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based
on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a
single graphical illustration of each supplier's position within a
given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which
the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and
current and future market success factors of technology suppliers
can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides
technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
With 90,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI
delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT
and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and
business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI
works with clients through a local relationship model complemented
by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organisations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2023
reported revenue is CA$14.30 billion and CGI shares are listed on
the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
* IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Professional Services
Providers for Retailers 2024 Vendor Assessment (#US51168224),
September 2024
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