TCS shares soar 2% on extending partnership with ALDI SOUTH; all you need to know

This comes after the IT company signed a multi-national agreement extending its partnership with ALDI SOUTH, a leading international retailer, to manage its infrastructure and application services and improve stability and IT operations efficiency.

The stock was trading 1.56% higher at ₹3,168 per equity share at around 12:10 pm.

The agreement encompasses ALDI SOUTH’s operations across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, the United Kingdom and Ireland, the United States, and Australia, it said in a regulatory filing.

Under the partnership, TCS will deploy its AI-enabled cloud operations solution and advanced digital services to stabilise, modernise, and optimise the German-based firm’s IT infrastructure, enhance cyber resilience, accelerate automation, and boost operational efficiency.

While leveraging its experience in the retail sector, TCS will help reduce costs and complexity in ALDI SOUTH’s operations.

Commenting on the development, Abhijit Niyogi, VP and Business Unit Head, Retail of UK, EMEA and India, TCS, said: “This expanded collaboration is a testament to the trust ALDI SOUTH places in TCS to deliver at scale. By leveraging our deep retail expertise along with advanced cloud, automation, and AI capabilities, we will simplify and modernize ALDI SOUTH’s technology landscape, strengthen operational efficiency, and enable it to respond with agility to evolving market demands.”

The partnership will focus on the integration of legacy and modern systems, it added.

“We are pleased to extend our collaboration with TCS to accelerate our digital transformation. Together, we will modernize infrastructure, drive automation, and deliver improved outcomes for our business and customers worldwide. This partnership ensures that ALDI SOUTH is well positioned to respond with agility to the evolving demands of global retail,” said Daniel Koch, International Technology Officer, ALDI DX.

TCS has a total market capitalisation of ₹11.46 lakh crore, as of November 26, 2025, according to data on the NSE.