Descartes buys pixi

Descartes has bought pixi, the Munich-based provider of technology solutions for e-commerce order fulfilment and warehouse management. Ken Wood, Executive Vice President Product Management at Descartes, said: “pixi brings solutions that are very complementary to what we provide today. Specifically, when combined with our Global Logistics Network and our e-commerce and ERP integration capabilities from our recent combination with Oz Development, pixi allows us to present a highly differentiated offering for this segment of the market.”

Edward J. Ryan, Descartes’ CEO, added: “We believe that our customers are looking to us for a solution that integrates their e-commerce front-end, warehouse and shipping systems. Consumers expect to be able to choose when they will receive their order, so our ability to bring different delivery methods and windows to the point-of sale is a big differentiator.”