Logan Kluth, Blue Yonder: “Very soon, we will offer warehousing features tailored to each industry” Aa Blue Yonder signed another acquisition last month with Optoro's takeover, mind Retail spoke with Logan Kluth, Product Director at Blue Yonder, which specialises in digital demand and replenishment solutions. He details the user case studies for AI in omnichannel planning, inventory management, in-store execution and order orchestration within his software.
Online returns: Blue Yonder completes logistics suite with the acquisition of Optoro Americas Following in the footsteps of Best Buy, DHL and Picnic, Blue Yonder is responding to the rising challenge of online returns. As their operational, environmental and commercial impact increases, the U.S. tech company bet on external growth with Optoro to build a data-driven and omnichannel solution.
DHL to invest €500 million in the Gulf by 2030 Africa, Middle East On June 11, Germany’s DHL (2024 revenue €84.19 billion, up by 3% year-on-year) announced a €500 million investment by 2030 in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to strengthen the 4 divisions in the region.…
Daniel Gebler, Picnic: “Like in the Netherlands, we want to launch a reverse logistics service in France and Germany” Europe As e-commerce retailer Picnic accelerates its logistics robotization with the opening of a third—and largest—automated processing center in Germany, it is also embracing new models. In the Netherlands, delivery drivers now handle e-commerce returns for Asos and Zalando, capitalizing on their routes to improve the profitability of their flows. Founder and CTO Daniel Gebler spoke to mind Retail about his priorities for transformation during Vivatech.
Portugal: a Glovo delivery rider recognised as an employee by the Supreme Court In a ruling on May 28, the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal reclassified the relationship between an independent food delivery rider and the Glovo platform as an employment relationship.…
Veesion secures a €53-million funding and opens a U.S. subsidiary Americas As shoplifting becomes more prevalent in the retail sector, particularly in the U.S. amid inflation and price increases, Veesion (specialising in AI-powered detection of in-store behaviours) has secured major Series B funding. Here are the details.
Amazon decarbonises the last mile with public transport Europe To speed up delivery times with a low carbon footprint, Amazon is covering the last mile via high-speed train. In France, on May 14,…
Delivery platforms: Doordash acquires Deliveroo for US$3.3 billion Americas Europe On May 6, US company DoorDash acquired a British rival for US$3.29 billion. As part of Doordash’s international expansion strategy (2024 revenue of US$10.7 billion,…
[mind Retail Exclusive] Faume raises several million Euros in funding Europe According to information from mind Retail, a new round of financing has been finalised by the second-hand start-up. In 2024, the latter saw its turnover increase by 64% to more than €2 million, for a much higher GMV. Details here. (article updated on 10 April)
SaaS Lumi AI raises US$3.7 million in seed funding to simplify access to ERP data Africa, Middle East Based in the U.A.E., the start-up Lumi AI raised US$3.7 million in seed funding on March, 25,…
