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August 19, 2025

Connect 2025 Registration is Open: Start Planning Your Experience

The ground is shaking beneath your feet. Can you feel it? Something BIG is happening in Amsterdam this October – e2open Connect 2025. Connect 2025…

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September 2, 2025

Stay Ahead of Trade Regulations with e2open Global Knowledge®

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August 28, 2025

How Heavy Equipment Manufacturers Fix Supply Chain Blind Spots with Smart Logistics

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August 27, 2025

Tech That Works, Trust That Lasts: How Logistics Tech Saved Perishable Freight

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August 18, 2025

Navigating the Transshipment Crisis: How a 40% Penalty Tariff is Reshaping Global Trade

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April 20, 2023

How a Transportation Management System (TMS) Simplifies Global Logistics

TMS software simplifies complex logistics processes and helps companies reduce transportation spending by optimizing freight shipments across multiple carriers and different transport modes (ocean, air, road, rail). The systems also help companies reduce their carbon footprint, improve on-time delivery, and provide visibility of goods in transit. The first commercial transportation management system software was introduced...

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April 13, 2023

Optimizing Your Decision for Parcel Logistics Technology

According to KPMG, getting goods into the hands of consumers in 2023 will not be easy nor cheap. Consumption mechanisms and channels continue to increase, costs are on the rise, there is a prevalence of last mile delivery challenges, and a reliance on suppliers that are often experiencing difficulties also—all of which means retailers may...

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April 13, 2023

Amazon Freight and e2open: Working Together to Help Shippers Meet their Trucking Needs

When shippers describe what success looks like in their jobs they use words like “satisfied,” “accomplished,” and “relieved.” It’s not surprising. With driver shortages, price fluctuations, weather events, and other macro-level factors at play, being a shipper in today’s dynamic supply chain world can be a challenge. This is why Amazon Freight and e2open™ have...

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April 12, 2023

Loadsmart Expands Strategic Partnership with e2open

Clients can move freight more efficiently to provide exceptional service in volatile market conditions AUSTIN, Texas – April 12, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces an expanded partnership with Loadsmart, allowing shipper clients to access instant pricing on any lane from...

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April 12, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Katie Koster

Employee Spotlight E2open is powered by a strong global network of problem solvers and innovators who are driven by strong values and our company culture. Together, we are focused on doing what’s right in business, and in our communities. Every month, we will shine a spotlight on an exceptional team member who is helping...

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April 3, 2023

E2open to Host Annual Connect European Summit

Conference brings together industry leaders to address trends, innovations, and technology advances to safeguard global supply chains against unpredictable disruptions AUSTIN, Texas – April 3, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today commences its client conference, e2open Connect European Summit 2023, in...

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March 31, 2023

What it Means to be Named a Leader in Transportation Management

We all know that being a leader takes a lot of strength, courage, discipline, and patience. As Vince Lombardi once said, "Leaders aren’t born. They are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work." I believe Coach Lombardi’s concept—leaders are formed, developed, and forged through education, training, practice, and experience. It's...

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March 31, 2023

E2open Named a Leader in 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Transportation Management Systems

E2open’s TMS provides end-to-end logistics capabilities for complex or simple use cases AUSTIN, Texas – March 31, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, has been positioned by Gartner as a Leader in the 2023 Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems.1 The evaluation...

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March 31, 2023

Digital Freight Forwarding Takes Flight

If you’re in the business and don’t realize the benefits of digitizing your operations—I give you my condolences. Digital freight forwarding is to logistics as Amazon is to retail. The retail graveyard is littered with companies that were too slow to pivot and adapt to digit-first business processes; to operate with digital dexterity. While Amazon...

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March 24, 2023

The “Word of Mouth” Factor: How Your Channel Ecosystem Can Leverage Influencers

By this point, there probably aren’t many people left who don’t know what an “influencer” is. It seems like no matter where you look, there’s someone in your social media feed plugging a business or service. While at first glance, this may seem like yet another simple social media trend, the truth is that influencers...

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March 21, 2023

China-Taiwan Tensions: How to Prepare Your Supply Chain to Mitigate Risk

The number and impact of supply chain disruptions are increasing every year. In 2021, 432 extreme weather events caused more than $252 billion in economic damages in the United States alone, and the blockage of the Suez Canal held up $9 billion worth of cargo daily. As tensions between China and Taiwan continue to rise,...

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March 8, 2023

Her Story: Tales from the Executive Leadership Team

“Male-dominated industry” is a term we’ve heard for far too long, used to describe far too many businesses. While it seems like we as a global culture have made progress on this front, there is still a long way to go toward achieving our goal of true equality and inclusivity. Here at e2open, we are...

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March 3, 2023

Employee Spotlight: Heloise Szabo

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February 28, 2023

E2open Appoints Jennifer Grafton as General Counsel

Laura Fese to retire after six years at the company. AUSTIN, Texas – February 28, 2023 – E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, announces the appointment of Jennifer Grafton as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary, succeeding Laura L. Fese, who is retiring...

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February 21, 2023

Retail Supply Chains Focus on Supply Diversification and AI

The retail supply chain includes networks of suppliers, trading partners, logistics providers, and distributors. In many organizations, the supply ecosystem is disconnected from the logistics, global trade, and channel ecosystems, making coordination difficult. When disruptions or other unforeseen events strike one area of the supply chain – a supplier shutdown or a sudden spike in...

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