One Customer, One Golden Record: What Chums Can Teach Us About Customer Data Quality

By |2026-10-07T13:47:39+00:00October 7th, 2026|

For many retailers, the challenge isn't attracting customers. It's maintaining an accurate view of them. Today's customers engage through multiple channels. They browse online, call customer service teams, respond to marketing campaigns and, in some sectors, still place orders through traditional mail. Every interaction creates data and every new piece of data introduces the potential for duplication, inconsistency and error. Our latest customer story with Chums demonstrates exactly why customer data quality remains so important and how a well-designed data management strategy can improve accuracy, reduce costs and protect brand reputation. The Challenge: Many Channels, One Customer Since 1981, Chums has built a successful home shopping business serving customers across the UK. While around half of its business now comes [...]

The Software Bureau vs matchIT

By |2026-09-28T13:05:11+00:00September 28th, 2026|

The UK on-premise and cloud data quality alternative. A practical comparison for UK data teams reviewing alternatives as matchIT support winds down. Quick summary If you’re running matchIT today, whether that’s the desktop tool, the SQL Server integration or matchIT Web, and you’re weighing what comes next, this is a practical comparison of what a move to The Software Bureau looks like. Dozens of organisations have made the switch from matchIT to The Software Bureau over the years, and with an increasing number of enquiries from matchIT customers we put together the following comprehensive guide to help explain the differences. Short version: matchIT was built as a technical matching engine for UK data teams and became a [...]

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