SPS Commerce explained

SPS Commerce, Inc.
Type:Public
Traded As:NASDAQ:
S&P 600 Component
Industry:Technology – application software
Founder:Gary W Anderson
Location City:Minneapolis, Minnesota
Location Country:United States
Services:Supply chain management solutions, EDI
Revenue:$450 million (2022)[1]
Num Employees:1,363 (2019)[2]

SPS Commerce, Inc. is a technology and application software company based in the United States that provides cloud-based supply chain management software to retailers, suppliers, third-party logistics providers and partners.[3] The company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[4] but also has a US office in New Jersey, and international locations in Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, and Kyiv.[5] In 2015, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that SPS Commerce was ranked by WorkplaceDynamics as the best large workplace in Minnesota.[6] SPS was also ranked among the top 10 fastest growing publicly traded companies in Minnesota in 2014.[7]

History

The company was founded in,[8] under the name St. Paul Software.[9] In 2000, the company sold its software business to Netherlands-based TIE Commerce.[10] After the sale, the company primarily offered internet-based business-to-business (B2B) exchanges for retailers and manufacturers.[11] St. Paul Software was renamed SPS Commerce in May 2001.[12] SPS Commerce went public in April 2010 when it debuted on the NASDAQ global market.[13] SPS has enjoyed 91 consecutive quarters of growth, most of which has been organic. They acquire companies where it makes sense, notably:

In addition to acquiring companies, SPS has been acquiring executives to newly created roles to expand the executive team:

Notes and References

  1. SPS Commerce reports fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results. SPSCommerce.com. Minneapolis. SPS Commerce Inc.. 13 February 2020. 14 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Company Info, SPS Commerce Inc.. WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal. 14 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Grayson. Katharine. 28 June 2010. Now public, SPS Commerce plans to keep hiring. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Willard. Elizabeth. 23 August 2013. No. 3 medium company: SPS Commerce Inc.. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
  5. Web site: SPS Commerce positioning retail supply-chain software for global presence. TheLineMedia.com. The Line Media. 23 September 2015.
  6. Web site: SPS Commerce lands at No. 1 on Top Workplaces list of large companies. StarTribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune. 23 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Digital River's exit leaves just one software company on MN's Top 100 Public List. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal. October 2014. 23 September 2015.
  8. Web site: Company profile: SPS Commerce. Inc.com. Inc. Magazine. 12 March 2014.
  9. Web site: Profile SPS Commerce, Inc.. Finance.Yahoo.com. Yahoo Finance. 12 March 2014.
  10. SPS Solutions joins TIE Commerce; SPS Solutions expands its B2B product and service offerings. PRNewsWire.com. St. Paul Minnesota. PR News Wire. 18 April 2000. 2015-09-28.
  11. Web site: Reilly. Mark. 11 June 2001. SPS Commerce raises another $10M to expand. BizJournals.com. Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. 12 March 2014.
  12. Web site: SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC:NASDAQ GS). BusinessWeek.com. BusinessWeek. 12 March 2014. https://archive.today/20140313074157/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=SPSC. dead. 13 March 2014.
  13. Web site: Pimentel. Benjamin. 22 April 2010. Three tech firms debut in busy IPO day. MarketWatch.com. MarketWatch. 12 March 2014.
  14. Web site: Logistics technology: SPS Commerce acquires Direct EDI. LogisticsMgmt.com. Logistics Management. 23 September 2015.
  15. Web site: SPS Commerce acquires business data service Edifice for $26 million. TwinCities.com. Pioneer Press. 23 September 2015.
  16. Web site: Spencer. Leon. Australia's Leadtec snapped up in $14.9m SPS Commerce deal. ZDNet.com. ZDNet. 23 September 2015.
  17. Web site: SPS Commerce buys Canadian data analytics firm ToolBox Solutions. StarTribune.com. Star Tribune. 31 December 2018.
  18. Web site: SPS Commerce snaps up Texas tech company for $23M. BizJournals.com. 19 December 2018. 31 December 2018.
  19. Web site: SPS Commerce acquires Data Masons. GlobeNewswire.com. 17 December 2020. 17 December 2020.
  20. Web site: SPS Commerce acquires InterTrade. spscommerce.com. 31 May 2024. 31 May 2024.
  21. Web site: SPS Commerce acquires TIE Kinetix. spscommerce.com. 24 April 2024. 24 April 2024.
  22. Web site: SPS Commerce acquires Traverse Systems. spscommerce.com. 31 May 2024. 31 May 2024.
  23. Web site: SPS Commerce Acquires SupplyPike. spscommerce.com. 1 Aug 2024. 7 Aug 2024.
  24. Web site: SPS Commerce names Thingelstad chief technology officer. BizJournals.com. August 2013. 31 December 2018.
  25. Web site: Boulton. Clint. 30 March 2015. Former Target CIO Beth Jacob lands at SPS Commerce. Blogs.WSJ.com. Wall Street Journal.
  26. Web site: Kumar. Kavita. SPS Commerce hires former Target tech executive. StarTribune.com. Minneapolis Star Tribune.
  27. Web site: Dan Juckniess joins SPS Commerce as Chief Sales Officer. MarketCcreener.com. MarketScreener. 31 December 2018.