René Descartes

Descartes Acquires GroundCloud

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, a cloud-based provider of final-mile carrier solutions and road safety compliance tools.

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  • WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, a cloud-based provider of final-mile carrier solutions and road safety compliance tools.
  • GroundCloud is a leader in final-mile logistics automation, combining operations, safety and compliance in an integrated platform.
  • I’d like to welcome the GroundCloud customers, partners and team of domain experts to Descartes.”
    GroundCloud is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Descartes acquired GroundCloud for up-front consideration of approximately $USD 138 million satisfied with cash on hand, plus potential performance-based consideration.

Fresh Produce Distributor Jacques Remy & Sons Using Descartes’ Route Planning Solution to Reduce Transportation Costs and Improve Service

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Monday, February 13, 2023
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ATLANTA and PARIS, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Jacques Remy & Sons, a leading Belgian distributor of fresh produce, has optimized its multi-country distribution operations with Descartes’ route planning solution.

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  • ATLANTA and PARIS, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Jacques Remy & Sons, a leading Belgian distributor of fresh produce, has optimized its multi-country distribution operations with Descartes’ route planning solution.
  • “Given an influx of new contracts and the logistical complexities and regulatory constraints of transporting fresh produce to multiple countries, we needed to optimize delivery performance and tracking in order to meet customer expectations,” said Isabelle Libert, Executive Assistant at Jacques Remy & Sons.
  • For distribution-intensive companies, like Jacques Remy & Sons, the solution creates delivery efficiencies and improves customer service by optimizing delivery routes and managing their execution through a real-time mobile application used by drivers.
  • Our cloud-based route planning, execution, and mobile solution allows companies to consistently provide superior delivery performance while minimizing distribution costs as they scale and grow.”

Online Retailer Das Kostümland Deploys Descartes’ Ecommerce Warehouse Management Solution to Strengthen Peak Season Fulfillment

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Monday, February 6, 2023
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The Descartes solution streamlines and accelerates the retailer’s fulfillment processes, increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing the customer experience.

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  • The Descartes solution streamlines and accelerates the retailer’s fulfillment processes, increasing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing the customer experience.
  • It helps companies ship the right items on time, prevents overselling of existing inventory, and provides full visibility into warehouse operations.
  • Pre-integration with major ecommerce platforms, like Channel Advisor, Shopify Plus, Magento and others, accelerates implementation and time to value.
  • “We’re pleased to help Das Kostümland boost its fulfillment productivity and scale operations to meet extreme demand peaks—without having to increase resources,” said Dirk Haschke, VP & General Manager, E-Commerce Solutions at Descartes.

Descartes’ Study Reveals 65% of Companies Plan to Accelerate Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation Investment

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Monday, January 30, 2023
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Moreover, 65% plan to increase their technology spending over the next two years; however, 87% indicated they still face internal inhibitors to supply chain and logistics innovation.

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  • Moreover, 65% plan to increase their technology spending over the next two years; however, 87% indicated they still face internal inhibitors to supply chain and logistics innovation.
  • “The study shows that, while efforts in supply chain and logistics innovation are accelerating, many companies are relatively early in their innovation journey in areas such as digitization and especially in the use of advanced computing technologies such as machine learning.”
    The study analyzes the connection between innovation and business success, the drivers of supply chain and logistics innovation, the expected benefits of innovation to companies, and the obstacles inhibiting the pace of innovation and innovation investment.
  • The study also examines where supply chain and logistics innovation is considered to be the strongest and the weakest, the degree to which key supply chain and logistics innovative technologies are deployed and innovation focus areas today and in the future.
  • Lastly, it provides insight into how the importance of supply chain and logistics innovation changes on a geodemographic basis.

Topps Tiles Transforms Fleet Delivery Operations and Strategic Modelling with Descartes’ Route Optimisation Solution

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Monday, January 23, 2023
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LONDON and ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Topps Tiles, the leading U.K. tile retailer, is optimising its fleet delivery capabilities with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimisation solution.

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  • LONDON and ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Topps Tiles, the leading U.K. tile retailer, is optimising its fleet delivery capabilities with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimisation solution.
  • By working with Descartes, Topps Tiles is decreasing the average kilometers driven per delivery route by two percent and gaining a better understanding of the potential impact of changes to its delivery strategies.
  • The strategic route modelling capabilities allow companies to understand and optimize their delivery and customer service strategies before having to execute them.
  • “We’re delighted to help Topps Tiles minimize its operational costs today through our route planning and optimisation solution and in the future with our strategic route modelling capabilities.”

Descartes Acquires Supply Vision

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Friday, January 6, 2023
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WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired Supply Vision, a provider of shipment management solutions for North American Logistics Services Providers (LSPs).

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  • Supply Vision has a long history of helping LSPs digitize their operations and manage the lifecycle of shipments.
  • The Supply Vision platform also integrates with real-time visibility solutions, such as Descartes MacroPoint™, to provide LSPs and their end customers with enhanced information about shipment status and location.
  • We see an opportunity to combine the Supply Vision capabilities with the Global Logistics Network and make even more solutions available for the wider LSP community.”
    “The Supply Vision acquisition complements our recent investments in QuestaWeb, Kontainers and Portrix, as we look to broaden our footprint for LSPs,” said Edward J Ryan, Descartes’ CEO.
  • Descartes acquired Supply Vision for up-front consideration of approximately $USD 12 million satisfied with cash on hand, plus potential performance-based consideration.

BW Retail Scales Ecommerce Fulfillment with Descartes’ Ecommerce Warehouse and Shipping Solution

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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“BW Retail has grown rapidly to become an industry leader in end-to-end ecommerce retail brand management and logistics operations.

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  • “BW Retail has grown rapidly to become an industry leader in end-to-end ecommerce retail brand management and logistics operations.
  • With over one million shipments annually today, the Descartes solution has been essential to our growth, helping us gain greater control and improve the efficiency of our operations.”
    Descartes’ ecommerce warehouse management solution helps ecommerce services providers, like BW Retail, direct-to-consumer brands and ecommerce retailers gain significant efficiencies across order fulfillment processes to improve the customer experience.
  • Descartes’ multi-carrier shipping solution is integrated with its ecommerce warehouse management solution to seamlessly execute the entire ecommerce fulfillment process, improving accuracy and productivity, reducing order lead-time, and minimizing shipping costs.
  • “We’re pleased to help BW Retail improve fulfillment performance across its growing operations with our ecommerce warehouse and shipping solution,” said Troy Graham, VP Business Development at Descartes.

Descartes Labs Goes All-in on AWS to Help Organizations Harness Geospatial Data to Address Sustainability, Food Security, and Climate Change

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Using AWSs proven infrastructure and breadth and depth of services, the company can store, process, and rapidly analyze these huge volumes of geospatial data.

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  • Using AWSs proven infrastructure and breadth and depth of services, the company can store, process, and rapidly analyze these huge volumes of geospatial data.
  • To optimize storage costs for its 20 petabyte data library, Descartes Labs is using Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Intelligent-Tiering , a service that automatically moves customers data to the most cost-effective storage tier.
  • The geospatial imaging company is also using cloud capabilities to help its customers address their own environmental goals.
  • The company also supports a diverse set of federal government efforts to curate, analyze, and provide unique actionable insights from geospatial data.

GSLS Uses Descartes’ Route Optimisation and Mobile Proof of Delivery (POD) Solutions to Transform Operations

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Tuesday, November 15, 2022
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Providing exemplary cash management solutions for our clients requires levels of accuracy, efficiency, traceability and security that are second to none.

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  • Providing exemplary cash management solutions for our clients requires levels of accuracy, efficiency, traceability and security that are second to none.
  • Descartes route optimisation and mobile proof of delivery solutions, integrated with our vault management and cash processing solutions, have given us that end-to-end, digital chain of custody while also increasing the efficiency of our operations.
  • Part of Descartes route planning and execution, mobile and telematics suite, Descartes route planning and optimisation solution helps brands, retailers and logistics providers achieve more agile, efficient and sustainable routing, improving fleet resource management by generating additional delivery capacity and reducing costs.
  • Descartes mobile application helps drivers execute the route, with POD supporting customer service excellence and order accuracy through real-time mobile communication.

British Retailer Natural Baby Shower Transforms Fulfillment with Descartes Ecommerce Warehouse Solution

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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The solution helps Natural Baby Shower to achieve its goal of 100% stock accuracy and fulfill customer orders without errors.

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  • The solution helps Natural Baby Shower to achieve its goal of 100% stock accuracy and fulfill customer orders without errors.
  • Part of Descartes ecommerce solution suite, the Descartes ecommerce WMS helps direct-to-consumer brands and ecommerce retailers drive significant efficiencies across order fulfillment processes to provide a remarkable customer experience.
  • Were pleased to help Natural Baby Shower bring improved accuracy and effectiveness to its fulfillment operations, said Dirk Haschke, VP & General Manager, Ecommerce at Descartes.
  • Our ecommerce WMS helps companies like Natural Baby Shower successfully grow their business by providing an outstanding customer experience.