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<\/a><\/a>\nQuarterly Company Highlights<\/b><\/p>
\nIn Q1 2026, Blue Yonder continued to showcase its strong momentum in the market by:<\/p>
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- \nAdding 30 new customer logos<\/b><\/li>\n
- \nBuilding on its reputation as an industry leader with inclusion in 24 key technology industry analyst reports<\/b> <\/b>(see full list below<\/i>)<\/li>\n
- \nReleasing the findings of its 2026 Supply Chain Compass report (details below<\/i>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nSolution Highlights<\/b><\/p>
\nBlue Yonder continued its innovation momentum, unveiling significant enhancements to its retail supply chain solutions<\/a> at the National Retail Federation\u2019s annual conference, as well as an expanded set of AI agents and role-specific mobile applications<\/a>.<\/p>
\nRetail Supply Chain Solutions<\/b><\/p>
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- \nReleased new AI-driven innovations across end-to-end planning and execution solutions<\/b>, enabling retailers to increase agility, optimize customer experiences and drive profitable growth.<\/li>\n
- \nEnhanced AI agents for Merchandise Financial Planning and Assortment Planning<\/b> to help retailers make faster, smarter decisions to identify profit risks, recommend actions and build optimized assortments based on trend analysis.<\/li>\n
- \nAdded a new mobile companion app for Allocation and Replenishment<\/b>, enabling planners to review daily store orders, quickly adjust allocations, and confirm quantities on the go.<\/li>\n
- \nEnhanced Inventory Ops Agent and Shelf Ops Agent<\/b> to help teams evaluate inventory strategies, update multi-sourcing setup using natural language prompts, and automate complex micro-space planning activities at scale.<\/li>\n
- \nExpanded order management and returns capabilities with sourcing simulator and rebalancer enhancements, AI models in Smart Disposition engine<\/b>, and native AI agents for fulfillment and customer service.<\/li>\n
- \nIntroduced new capabilities in Micro Space Planning<\/b>, including planogram optimization and a new mobile app that helps store associates execute planograms faster and more accurately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nAgentic AI and Mobile Experiences<\/b><\/p>
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- \nExpanded its set of AI agents and role-specific mobile applications for end-to-end planning and execution solutions, built around real customer use cases and feedback to help businesses make smarter, faster, more accurate decisions and boost supply chain resilience.<\/li>\n
- \nEnhanced AI agents for Merchandise Financial Planning and Assortment Planning, alongside a mobile companion app for Allocation and Replenishment that enables planners to review daily store orders, make changes and confirm final quantities at the DC.<\/li>\n
- \nAdded Fulfillment & Sourcing Agent (beta) to optimize sourcing in real time by analyzing availability, SLA risks and fulfillment performance.<\/li>\n
- \nExpanded agentic AI for Manufacturing Planning and Transportation Management to automate issue detection and resolution, generate prioritized briefs and recommendations, monitor active loads, correlate them with real-time weather advisories, and uncover feasible backhaul opportunities.<\/li>\n
- \nAdded embedded AI and mobile enhancements for Warehouse Management, including dynamic operational briefs, guided root cause analysis and increased functionality in the Warehouse Operator App.<\/li>\n
- \nExtended mobile and collaboration experiences with the Orchestrator mobile application and expanded Microsoft Teams integrations to bring agentic insights and workflows directly into collaboration environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nWith these enhancements, Blue Yonder is helping organizations connect retail supply chain innovation with broader agentic AI and mobile experiences across planning and execution. The latest innovations help businesses respond faster to change, improve decision-making, streamline operations and deliver better service with greater speed and accuracy.<\/p>
\nSupply Chain Compass Survey<\/b><\/p>
\nBlue Yonder released the findings of its 2026 Supply Chain Compass<\/a> report, which provides a comprehensive view of the key strategic priorities of nearly 700 supply chain professionals across North America and Europe. The research found that fewer supply chain leaders believe they are ready for the future now (66%) than last year (73%). Amid widespread uncertainty, leaders\u2019 top two priorities are improving efficiency and productivity and faster, better decision-making, which moved up significantly from last year.<\/p>
\nKey findings from the report include:<\/p>
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- \nImproving efficiency and productivity is the No. 1 strategic priority for 2026, selected by 35% of leaders.<\/li>\n
- \nFaster, better decision-making rose to the No. 2 spot after ranking seventh in last year\u2019s report.<\/li>\n
- \nUnified data platforms are the most widely adopted new technology, reflecting continued focus on better visibility and more integrated, data-driven supply chain strategies.<\/li>\n
- \nThe most optimistic leaders are taking an end-to-end approach, collaborating and breaking down silos, and investing in technology, particularly AI and unified data platforms.<\/li>\n
- \nThe report found that nearly half of supply chain leaders are optimistic about the future, with confidence tied to greater visibility, stronger technology adoption, and more integrated, data-driven supply chain strategies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nTechnology industry analyst mentions<\/b> in Q1 2026:<\/b><\/p>
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- \nGartner\n
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- \nMagic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nCritical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries<\/li>\n
- \nMagic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Process Industries<\/li>\n
- \nCritical Capabilities for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Process Industries<\/li>\n
- \nMagic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nCritical Capabilities for Transportation Management Systems<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Retail Forecasting, Allocation and Replenishment Solutions: Short Life Cycle Products<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Unified Commerce Retail Store Inventory Management Applications<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Warehouse Labor Optimization and Management Systems<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Retail Forecasting, Allocation and Replenishment Solutions: Long-Life-Cycle Products<\/li>\n
- \nInnovation Insight: Intensify Focus on Multitier Supplier Visibility<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Retail Workforce Management Technology<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Detailed Manufacturing Scheduling<\/li>\n
- \nMarket Guide for Supply Chain Network Design Tools<\/li>\n
- \nManage, Optimize and Negotiate Microsoft Costs<\/li>\n
- \nTool: Assess the Right Vendor for Warehouse Labor Optimization and Management Systems<\/li>\n
- \nTool: Supply Chain Network Design Vendor Shortlist Builder<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n
- \nIDC\n
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- \nRetailers Move Toward Unified Decisioning at NRF<\/li>\n
- \nNRF: Top 5 Retail Supply Chain Takeaways<\/li>\n
- \nIDC Worldwide Sustainability Software Taxonomy, 2026<\/li>\n
- \nIDC Market Glance: Supply Chain Planning, 4Q25<\/li>\n
- \nWorldwide Supply Chain Planning Market Shares, 2024: Synchronized Planning<\/li>\n
- \nWorldwide Supply Chain Warehousing and Inventory Management Applications Software Market Shares, 2024: Intelligent Convergence<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n
- \nForrester\n
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- \nEnterprise Software Latest Earnings In H2 2025 Is The AI Hype Versus Procurement Power Battle<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>
\nAbout Blue Yonder<\/b><\/p>
\nBlue Yonder is the AI company for supply chain. As the world leader in end-to-end digital supply chain transformation, Blue Yonder offers a unified, AI-driven platform and multi-tier network that empowers businesses to operate sustainably, scale profitably, and delight their customers\u2014all at machine speed. A pioneer in applying AI solutions to the most complicated supply chain challenges, Blue Yonder\u2019s modern innovations and unmatched industry expertise help more than 3,000 retailers, manufacturers, and logistics service providers confidently navigate supply chain complexity and disruption. blueyonder.com<\/a><\/p>
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- \nEnterprise Software Latest Earnings In H2 2025 Is The AI Hype Versus Procurement Power Battle<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>
- \nMagic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning Solutions: Discrete Industries<\/a><\/li>\n
- \nGartner\n
- \nEnhanced AI agents for Merchandise Financial Planning and Assortment Planning<\/b> to help retailers make faster, smarter decisions to identify profit risks, recommend actions and build optimized assortments based on trend analysis.<\/li>\n
- \nBuilding on its reputation as an industry leader with inclusion in 24 key technology industry analyst reports<\/b> <\/b>(see full list below<\/i>)<\/li>\n