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Brightpearl Acquires Inventory Planner, Giving Savvy Merchants Better Ways To Accurately Predict Demand

Sep 18, 2021•over 4 years ago

Acquiring Company

Brightpearl

Acquired Company

Inventory Planner

Commerce And ShoppingProfessional ServicesSoftwareCommerce And Shopping

Description

Brightpearl has acquired Inventory Planner, a market-leading demand planning tool that enables e-commerce retailers to forecast inventory and optimise stock.

Company Information

Company

Brightpearl

About

Brightpearl is a Retail Operations System (ROS) for retailers and wholesalers. With its global headquarters in Bristol, UK and US headquarters in Austin, Texas, Brightpearl helps 1,000 commerce businesses to streamline and automate their retail operations across order management, CRM, fulfilment, accounting inventory, and warehouse management.

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