SPS Commerce
Type | Public |
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Traded as | NASDAQ: SPSC S&P 600 Component |
Industry | Technology – application software |
Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Gary W Anderson[citation needed] |
Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota , United States |
Key people | Archie C. Black (CEO, President, Director)[1] Kimberly K. Nelson [2] Jamie Thingelstad [3] (Chief Technology Officer) |
Services | Supply chain management solutions, EDI |
Revenue | $ 220.6M (2017) [4] |
Number of employees | 1,217 (2018) [5] |
Website | www.spscommerce.com |
SPS Commerce is a corporation based in the United States that provides cloud-based supply chain management software to retailers, suppliers, third-party logistics providers and partners.[6] The company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[7] but also has a US office in New Jersey, and international locations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, and Kiev.[8] In 2015, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that SPS Commerce was ranked by WorkplaceDynamics as the best large workplace in Minnesota.[9] SPS was also ranked among the top 10 fastest growing publicly traded companies in Minnesota in 2014.[10]
Contents
1 History
2 Products and services
3 References
4 External links
History
The company was founded in 1987[11] under the name St. Paul Software.[12] In 2000, the company sold its software business to Netherlands-based TIE Commerce.[13] After the sale, the company primarily offered Internet-based business-to-business exchanges for retailers and manufacturers.[14] St. Paul Software was renamed SPS Commerce in May 2001.[15] SPS Commerce went public in April 2010 when it debuted on the NASDAQ global market.[16] SPS has enjoyed 71 consecutive quarters of growth, most of which has been organic. They do acquire companies in their space where it makes sense, notably:
- 2001: acquired San Diego-based EDI services company Direct EDI for $10.9M, adding 40 employees in a San Diego office and a development group in Ukraine.[17]
- 2012: purchased New Jersey-based data analytics firm Edifice for $26M[18]
- 2014: $14.9M acquisition of LeadTec, a supply chain solutions provider headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.[19]
- 2016: $23M acquisition of ToolBox Solutions [20]
- 2018: $23M acquisition of CovalentWorks [21]
In addition to acquiring companies, SPS has been busy acquiring executives to newly created roles to expand the executive team and help drive the company forward
- 2013: SPS hired former Dow Jones CTO Jamie Thingelstad to be CTO [22]
- 2015: SPS hired former Target Corp CIO Beth Jacob in an executive role.[23][24]
- 2016: SPS hired Dan Juckniess as CRO [25]
Products and services
SPS Commerce applications facilitate supply chain automation, electronic communication and data analytics.[26] Specific product offerings include Trading Partner Fulfillment, Assortment, and Analytics, as well as bar code labeling and Scan & Pack solutions.[27]
References
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^ "Executive Profile, Kimberly K Nelson". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ Thingelstad, Jamie (21 Nov 2013). "Meet a Minnesota CTO: Jamie Thingelstad" (Interview). Interviewed by TECHdotMN. Minneapolis. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "SPS Commerce Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results" (Press release). Minneapolis. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
^ "Company Info, SPS Commerce Inc". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ Grayson, Katharine. "Now public, SPS Commerce plans to keep hiring". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ Willard, Elizabeth. "No. 3 medium company: SPS Commerce Inc". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "SPS Commerce positioning retail supply-chain software for global presence". The Line Media. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "SPS Commerce lands at No. 1 on Top Workplaces list of large companies". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "Digital River's exit leaves just one software company on MN's Top 100 Public List". Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "Company Profile SPS Commerce". Inc. Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "Profile SPS Commerce, Inc". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "SPS Solutions Joins TIE Commerce; SPS Solutions Expands Its B2B Product and Service Offerings" (Press release). St. Paul Minnesota. PR News Wire. 2000-04-18. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
^ Reilly, Mark. "SPS Commerce Raises Another $10M to Expand". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC:NASDAQ GS)". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ Pimentel, Benjamin. "Three tech firms debut in busy IPO day". MarketWatch. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "Logistics technology: SPS Commerce acquires Direct EDI". Logistics Management. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "SPS Commerce acquires business data service Edifice for $26 million". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ Spencer, Leon. "Australia's Leadtec snapped up in $14.9m SPS Commerce deal". ZDNet. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
^ "SPS Commerce buys Canadian data analytics firm ToolBox Solutions". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/12/19/sps-commerce-snaps-up-texas-tech-company-for-23m.html. Retrieved 2018-12-31. Missing or empty|title=
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^ Boulton, Clint. "Former Target CIO Beth Jacob Lands at SPS Commerce". Wall Street Journal.
^ Kumar, Kavita. "SPS Commerce hires former Target tech executive". Minneapolis Star Tribune.
^ MarketScreener. "Dan Juckniess Joins SPS Commerce as Chief Sales Officer | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ "Profile: SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC.O)". Reuters. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC) Snapshot". Bloomberg.
External links
- Official website