MUNICH, Germany - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Munich-based Active Nutrition International GmbH has launched ecommerce channels in Germany and Austria using the Descartes pixi* warehouse management solution (WMS) to support order fulfillment for its PowerBar and Dymatize sports nutrition brands.

“The new online shops for our sports nutrition products represent how we are expanding our market presence with exciting new direct-to-consumer channels,” explained Ronald Thomas, eCommerce manager at Active Nutrition International. “The Descartes pixi* WMS helps us with innovative capabilities for ecommerce logistics to easily meet consumer demands for speed with same-day shipping. The solution has the features and capabilities we require to optimize warehouse processes and to quickly scale our growing business-to-consumer (B2C) operations.”

Using the Descartes pixi* WMS, Active Nutrition International is automating the ecommerce processes associated with managing and fulfilling online orders across an integrated multichannel warehouse for both B2B and B2C goods. As consumers place orders online, Descartes pixi* WMS communicates seamlessly with existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and financial systems to control the entire supply chain without any manual intervention, from order receipt through to shipment processing and returns management.

“We’re delighted to help Active Nutrition International expand its direct-to-consumer presence with our ecommerce solution,” said Gregor Walter, Vice President of Product Strategy Ecommerce at Descartes. “As ecommerce continues to transform industries and supply chains, the Descartes pixi* WMS offers retailers worldwide a way to enable their ecommerce fulfillment operations to efficiently deliver a superior customer experience.”