TietoEVRY to boost K Group’s growth with new technologies and automation

TietoEVRY and Kesko have signed an agreement to support the implementation of Kesko’s strategy and boost productivity and cost-efficiency with the help of automation and new technologies. The co-operation also enables more efficient utilization of data.

Monday, 26th October 2020 Posted 4 years ago in by Phil Alsop

Under the new co-operation agreement, TietoEVRY and Kesko will continue to collaborate on continuous operational IT services with a development focus. The partnership aims to ensure that the services are business-oriented and maintain a high standard.

“K Group is on an exciting journey to continue to grow in Finland and elsewhere in Northern Europe. At the same time, we are looking to strengthen our digital capabilities in order to improve our customer experience, efficiency and quality. We have selected the partners who best met our requirements in these areas,” says Mikko Helander, President and CEO of Kesko.

“We have excellent relationships with our key partners. We have carefully scanned our options and decided on leading technology companies, including our strategic partner TietoEVRY which has proven strong capabilities to help build digital leadership, accelerate our growth, and ensure business continuity. Additionally, large scale automation of IT services will provide considerable improvements in quality and cost-efficiency,” says Arto Hiltunen, Chief Information Officer of Kesko.

“We are excited about the opportunity to grow our collaboration and accelerate the K Group business through advanced analytics and efficient use of data. We bring world-class capabilities, leading automation solutions and technologies to speed-up K Group strategy execution,” says Kimmo Alkio, President and CEO of TietoEVRY.

The co-operation agreement covers a wide range of services, including management of Kesko’s business-critical applications, integration services and cloud services, end-user services as well as information security and capacity services.