Category: Technology
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Freightify secures $12M funding round as it democratizes access to best prices for freight forwarders
Global freight forwarding is a $300B industry that facilitates the movement of cargo from one place to another through a series manual process. Solving the complex challenges facing freight forwarders and helping them to do more business faster, freight rate management platform Freightify is today announcing a $12M Series A funding round to save 70% of the […]
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VIDEO Innovation Is Embracing Risk To Support Growth
Sponsored Content Innovation is not easy and there are many challenges along the way. But companies need to be proactive and do things faster than before. We spoke to Chris Jones from Descartes Systems Group about a recent survey the company conducted on innovation in the supply chain across the USA and Europe. What drives […]
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FourKites & cargonerds Partner to Bring Enhanced Cost & Time Savings to Global Freight Forwarders & Shippers
Leading real-time supply chain visibility company FourKites announces a partnership with cargonerds to enhance the digital freight platform with its market-leading supply chain visibility data. More content with FourKites is coming on our YouTube Channel soon. You can watch videos and subscribe here! Armed with FourKites’ data and machine learning-driven estimated times of arrival, cargonerds […]
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VIDEO QR Codes Revolutionise Routing & Tracking
Despite the large number of technology companies in logistics, the industry has been surprisingly slow to move away from more traditional operational models. Many still use paper for critical activities. But something as simple as a QR code can help alleviate high costs, hard maintenance and slow onboarding. We spoke to Sam Titus, CTO at […]
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65% of Companies Plan to Accelerate Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation Investment
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released findings from its study Supply Chain and Logistics Innovation Accelerates, but Has Long Way to Go, which examined how technology innovation is changing supply chain and logistics operations and executives’ plans for continued investment. The Logistics Point got an exclusive […]
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Twinco Capital raises $12 million led by Quona Capital to expand its next-gen supply chain finance platform
Twinco Capital, the first global supply chain finance solution that covers the production cycle from purchase order to final invoice payment, announced today it has closed a $12 million equity and debt round. The investment was led by Quona Capital, and included participation from Working Capital, as well as existing investors Mundi Ventures and Finch […]
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Topps Tiles Transforms Fleet Delivery Operations and Strategic Modelling with Descartes’ Route Optimisation
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 […]
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VIDEO | Delivery increases loyalty – so why are merchants not focusing on it?
Consumers’ expectations are a hard thing to get right, but when we do the benefits are many. Delivery is becoming a key differentiator for retailers, and more should focus on the emotions created by a great delivery experience. We speak to Mike Richmond, Chief Commercial Officer at Doddle, about how emotions drive profitability in e-commerce […]
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Locad raises $11 Series A funding to boost consumer brands in Asia Pacific with logistics engine
Logistics engine Locad is today announcing it has raised an $11M Series A funding round to expand their supply chain platform that allows modern consumer brands in Asia-Pacific to automatically store, pack, ship and track their orders in a distributed, end-to-end supply chain as-a-service. The round was led by Reefknot Investments, a fund anchored by […]
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o9 Solutions Grows Annual Recurring Revenue by 84% in 2022
o9 Solutions, a leading enterprise AI software platform provider for transforming planning and decision-making, today reported that its annual recurring revenue (ARR) added in 2022 grew over 84% year-over-year. During Q4’22, o9 set a new record for ARR added in a single quarter as the company saw broad growth driven by new clients and expansions […]