Blue Yonder Announces Intent To Acquire Doddle 

 Blue Yonder, a leading supply chain solutions provider, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Doddle, a leading first and last mile technology business that was co- founded by Tim Robinson and Sir Lloyd Dorfman. Once completed, the deal will allow Blue Yonder’s already robust suite of supply chain management and commerce offerings to […]

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Cardinal Global Logistics Scales Customs Bureau with Descartes e-Customs™ Solution

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Cardinal Global Logistics (Cardinal), the world’s largest employee-owned logistics business, has scaled its Customs Bureau using the Descartes e-Customs™ solution. Through digitisation enabled by Descartes e-Customs, Cardinal has grown from manually processing 1,000 customer entries per month three years […]

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Stop Start Unlocks Distribution Capacity with Descartes’ Last Mile Delivery Solution

Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announces that UK-based Stop Start Transport Limited, a provider of distribution, warehousing and logistics services, is undertaking a digital transformation of its business by using Descartes’ last mile delivery solution to unlock distribution capacity, enhance customer communications and enable more effective management […]

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VIDEO The Consumers’ Power of Choice: Engagement Leads To Greener Logistics

It often falls on logistics organisations to lead the change and there are many arguments for this. But consumers also have their part to play, and we should not underestimate the power of choice. How to lead your consumers to choose the best sustainable option? Pol Sweeney, EMEA VP Fleet Sales, at Descartes Systems Group […]

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Free returns, just not for everyone all the time – why ASOS might start charging for returns and the impact this will have on other retailers

UK fast-fashion ecommerce leader ASOS recently announced plans to alter the terms of its Premier next-day delivery subscription by increasing the minimum spend for eligibility from £10 to £15. Premier subscribers will still receive standard delivery for free, no matter the basket size, but for orders under £15, shoppers will need to pay an additional […]

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Third of businesses unprepared for next global crisis

New data from the intelligent planning technology Board International, a leading global provider of Intelligent Planning Solutions which help organisations plan smarter, enabling actionable insights and better outcomes, reveals that despite nearly every global business (Global: 97%; UK: 97%) executing some form of planning transformation attempt since 2020, 90% (UK: 91%) report it failing to some degree.  […]

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Costa Coffee Chooses GEP To Transform Its Source-to-Contract Process

GEP®, a leading provider of procurement and supply chain strategy, software and managed services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, announced that Costa Coffee, the second largest coffeehouse chain in the world, and the largest in the UK, selected GEP SOFTWARE™, the industry’s leading procurement and supply chain platform, after a competitive selection process. Headquartered in Buckinghamshire, […]

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Waterline Supports Growth and Invests in Operational Efficiency with Descartes’ Last Mile Delivery Solution

 Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Waterline, the UK’s largest supplier to the independent kitchen specialist sector, is supporting business growth by enhancing the operational efficiency of its fleet delivery and customer service operations using Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimization; pre-delivery customer email notifications; […]

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Could ChatGPT Take Over Logistics In 2 Years?

Tasks that used to take ours when a disruption happen can be dealt with in minutes by using AI and applications like ChatGPT, told us Raghav Jandhyala is Principal Product Leader (GPM) at Microsoft for Dynamics Supply Chain Platform. But how will this happen? Raghav is joining us tomorrow at our Delivering Green: Creating Sustainable […]

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Webfleet and RIO collaborate to provide integrated fleet management solutions for MAN

Bridgestone Mobility Solutions, a business unit of Bridgestone, has announced a partnership with RIO, a digital service provider, part of TRATON SE and sister to the commercial vehicle brands MAN, Scania and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. As part of the agreement Webfleet, Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution, will enable the integration of its telematics solutions in all […]

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