Inbound Logistics | April 2026

NOTED

> M&A

> SEALED DEALS

Rhenus Automotive acquired Oakley Industries Subassembly

• RELEX Solutions will extend its relationship with Lowe’s Companies and Accenture to unify Lowe’s inventory replenishment and allocation platform. This partnership, featuring

Division to complement the existing Rhenus Automotive network with eight sites across the United States and Canada. Marine terminal and logistics services provider LOGISTEC purchased Travero’s Logistics Park Dubuque , a multi-purpose marine terminal in East Dubuque, Illinois, on the Upper Mississippi River. The terminal’s connectivity strengthens LOGISTEC’s inland waterways network reach, providing strategic routing options for agriculture, manufacturing, and energy supply chains across the U.S. Midwest and the Gulf Coast. ANDY Corporation acquired JDW International and JMS Warehousing , two Ontario-based companies specializing in asset-based transportation and industrial warehousing services. TRANSTEX acquired FleetAero assets from Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. The acquisition expands TRANSTEX’s aerodynamic technology platform and strengthens its position as an integrated provider of fleet-eciency solutions. SupplyOne acquired Specialty Packaging , a packaging solutions distributor with extensive oerings in food packaging including films, trays, bags, and corrugated containers. Descartes acquired Utordo Ltd. , doing business as OrderMine, a UK-based provider of AI-powered forecasting and demand planning solutions designed to support ecommerce businesses across their growth lifecycle. Echo Global Logistics completed its acquisition of ITS Logistics. The acquisition expands Echo’s scale and strengthens its ability to deliver integrated, full supply chain solutions for complex logistics needs across North America to shippers of all sizes.

RELEX’s AI-driven technology and Lowe’s proprietary supply chain technology, enhances efciency, improves inventory availability, and drives productivity across Lowe’s stores, merchandising, and supply chain operations.

• Hardis Supply Chain entered a strategic partnership with jewelry retailer Pandora to support a major global warehouse

management system transformation. The initiative is helping Pandora modernize and standardize warehouse operations across regions as part of a broader, end-to-end supply chain transformation. • Hair care company Beauty By Imagination (BBI) expanded its partnership with Barrett Distribution Centers by transitioning fulllment for its Goody brand. With this addition, Barrett now manages fulllment for all of BBI’s U.S. brands.

• NIO, a global smart electric vehicle company, chose DHL as its logistics partner for European aftermarket services. This includes both NIO

premium models and the new rey brand. From its automotive campus in Holtum, The Netherlands, DHL will manage storage, distribution, and customs clearance of parts and accessories for customers across northwestern Europe. • Ebm-papst , a fans and motors manufacturer, selected JAGGAER’S source-to-pay and supplier collaboration platform JAGGAER One to strengthen its supply chain and supplier management and to enhance e-procurement across the company. • Corvus Robotics and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits entered a strategic technology partnership and expanded deployment of the Corvus One autonomous inventory management system across Southern Glazer’s distribution

network. Over the past 18 months, Southern Glazer’s deployed 40+ Corvus One autonomous drones across nine distribution centers nationwide, with continued expansion planned.

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