RELEX Solutions raises €500M, in Blackstone-led funding round, at €5Bn valuation to help retailers and brands avoid food waste and tackle disruptions in global supply chains

RELEX Solutions raises €500M, in Blackstone-led funding round, at €5Bn valuation to help retailers and brands avoid food waste and tackle disruptions in global supply chains

17 February 2022By marketingNews

RELEX Solutions’ data-driven software automates and optimizes supply chain, merchandising, and operational decisions for retailers and consumer packaged goods companies. HELSINKI, Finland (February 17th, 2022) RELEX Solutions, provider of unified retail planning solutions, today announced the successful closure of a €500M funding round led by funds managed by Blackstone Growth (BXG), Blackstone’s growth equity investing … Read More

AUTO1 Group implements INFORM yard management system at first German production center

AUTO1 Group implements INFORM yard management system at first German production center

15 February 2022By marketingNews

Hemau/Aachen, February 15, 2022 Within just two weeks, the Aachen-based optimization specialist INFORM implemented its Vehicle Yard Management System in Hemau, at AUTO1 Group SE’s first own production center in Germany. The system supports the operator of the online trading platforms with end-to-end transparency of the up to 16,000 vehicles at the site, more efficient … Read More

Körber acquires Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business

Körber acquires Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business

15 February 2022By marketingNews

Hamburg, 9 February 2022 – The international technology group Körber has signed an agreement to acquire Siemens Logistics’ global mail and parcel business. Siemens Logistics provides cutting-edge mail and parcel technology and advanced software for leading global logistics providers. With the acquisition, Körber significantly complements its supply chain offering. As a leading provider in Europe … Read More

Dutch solar power system wholesaler 4BLUE partners with Blue Ridge to solve supply chain challenges

Dutch solar power system wholesaler 4BLUE partners with Blue Ridge to solve supply chain challenges

10 February 2022By marketingNews

Amsterdam / Wijchen- the Netherlands, February 10, 2021 – Blue Ridge, a supplier of a platform for supply chain planning and price optimization, will support 4BLUE, the fast-growing wholesaler of solar power systems, in solving its supply chain challenges. The solar market is a young, innovative market that is growing rapidly. Technological improvements in the … Read More

PLUS turns to Manhattan Associates’ Cloud Solution to streamline delivery network

PLUS turns to Manhattan Associates’ Cloud Solution to streamline delivery network

8 February 2022By marketingNews

Leading Dutch grocer optimises route planning with Manhattan’s cloud-based transportation management solution NIEUWEGEIN, February 07, 2022 Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today announced that PLUS, a leading grocery retailer in the Netherlands, is operating Manhattan’s Transportation Management System (TMS) to streamline its delivery network and optimize route planning. Manhattan’s cloud-based TMS solution has been implemented in distribution centers … Read More

Building the retailer of the future: Sainsbury’s selects Körber for logistics transformation

Building the retailer of the future: Sainsbury’s selects Körber for logistics transformation

1 February 2022By marketingNews

Hamburg, 1 February 2022. New software solution allows retail chain to adapt to changing business needs and transform its logistics and fulfilment networks. Körber has partnered with UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, which also comprises general merchandise retailer Argos, to deliver K.Motion Warehouse Management System (WMS) to enable the transformation of its logistics and fulfilment networks. … Read More

REMIRA and ROQQIO merge to form a new software heavyweight in Germany

REMIRA and ROQQIO merge to form a new software heavyweight in Germany

1 February 2022By marketingNews

The supply chain specialist REMIRA and ROQQIO, the expert for omnichannel commerce software solutions, are merging under the enhanced REMIRA brand. With around 500 employees and a cumulative annual turnover of 50 Mio. Euro, one of the largest software companies headquartered in Germany is created. By merging the Supply Chain Solutions and Omnichannel Commerce product … Read More

The UK’s favorite baker, Warburtons, boosts shelf freshness with Unison Planning

The UK’s favorite baker, Warburtons, boosts shelf freshness with Unison Planning

26 January 2022By marketingNews

Warburtons, the UK’s largest bakery business, has successfully deployed OMP for S&OP and for Operational Planning and Scheduling at all of its sites nationwide. The solution has allowed Warburtons to significantly optimize planning processes and further assure the freshness of packaged bakery products in retail stores. OMP for S&OP and for Operational Planning and Scheduling … Read More

Transporeon acquires both Supply Stack and Nexogen

Transporeon acquires both Supply Stack and Nexogen

18 January 2022By marketingNews

Multinational logistics software company Transporeon has announced the acquisition of Belgian TMS operator Supply Stack and Hungarian logistics AI specialists Nexogen. In a statement, Transporeon said the acquisition of SupplyStack would add multimodal and part load capabilities to its global Transport Management Platform, counting 1,300+ shippers, 100+ retailers and 130,000+ LSPs and Carriers. In addition, … Read More

FourKites Acquires European Supply Chain  Visibility Leader NIC-place

FourKites Acquires European Supply Chain Visibility Leader NIC-place

18 January 2022By marketingNews

The acquisition creates the largest multimodal carrier network in Europe and accelerates adoption of software solutions specifically designed for carriers and logistics service providers AMSTERDAM — 18 January, 2022 — FourKites announces it has acquired NIC GmbH (NIC-place), the leading European supply chain visibility provider. FourKites’ and NIC-place’s combined over-the-road, rail and ocean carrier networks … Read More