Articles from Blue Yonder Group, Inc.

Today’s supply chain planners face unprecedented challenges that can compromise customer satisfaction and a company’s bottom line. As a result, the need for increased speed, agility and resilience across the entire supply chain has never been greater. In response to these growing pressures, Blue Yonder has announced expanded capabilities for its Demand and Supply Planning solution to improve decision-making and collaboration.

Blue Yonder, the AI company for supply chain, today released the results of its 2025 Global Consumer Retail Returns Survey, which reveals how increasingly tight retail returns policies are influencing consumer shopping behaviors across regions. The survey, now in its third year in the U.S., also polled consumers across Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), France, Germany, the Middle East, and the U.K. this year. A key finding was that 84% of global respondents will stop shopping at their favorite retailer if stricter returns policies are implemented.

To honor its customers who are driving digital transformations of their supply chains, Blue Yonder recognized the most pioneering companies with the ICONic Customer Awards at the annual Blue Yonder ICON conference on May 5, 2025, in Nashville, Tennessee.

To help prepare the next generation of supply chain leaders, Blue Yonder and the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas are announcing a two-year strategic partnership. Blue Yonder will be the first-ever title sponsor for the Master of Science in Supply Chain Management Program for the J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management at the Walton College. The aim is to enrich both the education of Walton College students and Blue Yonder associates.

As global supply chains continue to face disruptions and growing customer expectations, the need for digital transformation in logistics has never been more urgent. In response, Betagro Public Company Limited, Thailand’s leading integrated food company, has selected Blue Yonder to lead the digital transformation of its transportation operations. Betagro will implement Blue Yonder’s transportation management solutions, which will be carried out by Blue Yonder Professional Services.

Fabletics, the world’s most fashionable, high-performance active and lifestyle wear brand, announces a collaboration with and the selection of Blue Yonder’s SaaS-based Supply Chain Planning solutions, including demand planning, allocation & replenishment, merchandise financial planning, and size scaling, to further expand its global footprint. The transformation will be supported by Plantensive, a Blue Yonder partner.

Blue Yonder and Giant Eagle today announced that the two companies are working together to digitally transform the multi-format retailer’s space management capabilities. The project involved the successful implementation of Blue Yonder’s category management SaaS solution and was overseen by Plantensive, a Blue Yonder partner. With rapidly changing consumer behavior, supply chain disruptions and inflation, retailers need to make faster decisions to attract and retain customers. Blue Yonder’s solutions address this gap in retail operations, providing the capability to automate many of these product decisions.

Disruptions, demand and supply imbalances, and changing customer expectations require companies to react faster. That’s why Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd., a leading device business, has chosen to digitally transform its planning capabilities with Blue Yonder, a leader in digital supply chain transformations and omni-channel commerce fulfillment. The company is in the process of implementing Blue Yonder’s SaaS-based Integrated Demand & Supply Planning solution in the industry cloud.

Retailers need to make faster decisions to offer the right products to meet consumer expectations, tackle the impacts of inflation and manage frequent supply chain disruptions. That’s why Sainsbury’s, one of the UK’s leading multi-brand retailers in food, clothing, general merchandise and financial services, has digitally transformed its end-to-end supply chain strategy working with Blue Yonder. The retailer intends to implement Blue Yonder’s demand planning, store order planning, and fulfillment solutions across all its food categories – fresh, frozen and ambient – as part of its Supply Chain Transformation Programme.

Serta Simmons Bedding (SSB), a leading global sleep company, today announced that it is digitally transforming its supply chain planning capabilities with Blue Yonder. SSB is in the process of implementing Blue Yonder’s SaaS-based Integrated Demand and Supply Planning solution, part of Luminate® Planning, into its existing Advanced Planning System (APS) to improve manufacturing efficiency and meet ongoing customer demand, as well as support the company’s ongoing growth efforts.

To improve its supply chain planning capabilities and customer satisfaction, NOVOSENSE Microelectronics, a highly robust and reliable analog and mixed signal integrated circuit (IC) design company, has selected to implement Blue Yonder’s supply planning solution, part of Luminate® Planning.

ITC Limited, one of India’s leading marketers in the fast-moving consumer good business, is transforming its supply chain. The company has invested in two large, automated distribution centers to support its growth ambitions in the coming years. These facilities are expected to provide a competitive edge in terms of scale, freshness and close-to-market distribution.

Consumer grocery shopping habits changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with many opting for delivery. To meet the increased demand for its services, HappyFresh, an online grocery startup company, digitally transformed its warehouse operations with Blue Yonder’s warehouse management system (WMS).