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RedPrairie Acquires Escalate Retail
February 2,
2011 by in UnCategorized 
By Home Furnishings Business in Acquisition on February 3, 2011
Workforce, inventory and transportation management software vendor RedPrairie has acquired Escalate Retail, the company announced Tuesday.
San Diego-based Escalate Retail is a leading provider of all-channel commerce to specialty retailers, direct marketers and big-ticket retailers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
According to RedPrairie, Atlanta, the acquisition creates a compelling combination of assets, capabilities, and people that leverage Escalate's capabilities and extend RedPrairie's supply chain leadership position to create a combination of solutions that integrate and optimize the customer experience, from search to sale to delivery, no matter when, where or how the customer chooses to shop.
Escalate serves more than 500 businesses, including 11 of the largest 100 retailers worldwide, more than 50 of Internet Retailer's top 500 e-commerce sites, as well as numerous furniture retail customers.
"With this acquisition, RedPrairie will be ideally positioned to manage both supply chain and retail activities, from the time a customer first makes contact with the retailerno matter the channel, touch point, or deviceall the way through to fulfillment," said RedPrairie CEO Mike Mayoras. "Additionally, we have enhanced our ability to leverage our Workforce and Inventory Management solutions to help retailers optimize inventory and fulfillment processes regardless of where the order is in the supply chain."
"The consumer has evolved," said Stewart Bloom, CEO of Escalate Retail. "More than ever, consumers are using a number of different channels to interact with retailers outside of the store from online and mobile devices, to call centers and social media among others. Our merging with RedPrairie results in unparalleled capabilities to optimize the customer experience, from search to sale to delivery."
RedPrairie has more than 20 global offices and solutions that are installed at more than 34,000 customer sites in over 40 countries.