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THIRD PARTY LOGISTICS PROVIDER CPGIO USES DESCARTES ECOMMERCE INVENTORY AND ORDER MANAGEMENT SOLUTION TO ACHIEVE 5X GROWTH

CPGIO is fuelling explosive e-commerce growth using The Descartes Systems Group Inc.'s inventory and order management solution to synchronize and simplify its multichannel distribution across more than 40 sales channels. By aggregating e-commerce operations on a centralized platform, the cloud-based Descartes solution increased efficiency and visibility to enable CPGIO to scale from 2,000 to 10,000 daily orders.

"With more than 600 of the world's leading CPG brands relying on us to optimize their e-commerce operations, we needed to move beyond the constraints of our legacy system," said John Holby, chief executive officer at CPGIO. "The Descartes solution fuelled our rapid expansion, including into new markets such as health and beauty, by enabling us to easily add new marketplaces, seamlessly manage multiple clients across multiple channels, and access concise fulfilment data to inform operational decisions and long-term planning. We simplified catalog management with the solution's central database of product information and accelerated our pick-pack-ship workflow with its warehouse management module and mobile scanners. Plus, to help maintain our ranking as a top-60 Amazon seller, we set up a custom workflow in the platform that factors in different fees, such as packaging and labour, to calculate net cost and help us stay competitive against different sellers."

Part of Descartes' e-commerce operations software suite, the Descartes Sellercloud inventory and order management solution helps small and mid-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers and 3PLs centralize the management of listings, inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfilment and shipping. With 350-plus integrations to marketplaces (including Amazon, Walmart, Shopify and Tik Tok), shopping carts, shipping partners, third party logistics providers, payment gateways and vendors, the solution provides a comprehensive e-commerce ecosystem that companies can easily leverage to expand operations as they grow.

"As CPGIO continues to scale, we're pleased our solution is playing a role in helping them meet -- and exceed -- their growth goals," said Mikel Richardson, general manager, e-commerce, at Descartes. "With e-commerce complexity and competition accelerating, sellers need a flexible, end-to-end solution that enables faster channel expansion, better product visibility and greater operational efficiency. Descartes delivers on that need by centralizing catalog data, streamlining fulfilment workflows and tightening inventory control to help protect margins as businesses grow."

About The Descartes Systems Group Inc.

Descartes is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use the company's modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. The company's headquarters are in Waterloo, Ont., Canada, and the company has offices and partners around the world.

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