Retail

The major driver in the Retail sector is the reputation of the outsource partner. SQS-UK has been market leader in the UK for many years. Now part of the SQS Group of companies, the largest independent testing company in Europe with a 30% market share of the total outsourced testing market. This makes the group uniquely placed to provide service throughout Europe to further provide time and cost reduction strategies to both national and international companies.

In the Retail sector, articulation of the understanding of the business is the second major criterion in selecting an outsourcing partner. This understanding is implicit in the working methodologies of SQS-UK.

SQS-UK has worked with many market-leading companies to provide testing initiatives that make a real difference. Case studies with Dixons Group, Whitbread and Marks & Spencer show the impact that SQS-UK can have.

In the Retail marketplace, research shows that 21% of future IT initiatives will be aimed at reducing costs of operation. SQS-UK methodology using automation and test asset reuse ensure that savings of 25% of the cost of testing, and 40% savings of the time taken to test are achievable in many instances whilst ensuring that control remains with management. more