Walking Comfort Accelerates Ecommerce Growth with Descartes Sellercloud™

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Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) announced that Utah-based Walking Comfort is utilizing Descartes Sellercloud™ to enhance its ecommerce operations. The cloud-based platform has helped Walking Comfort achieve significant operational improvements, including 55% reduction in shipping costs and hundreds of weekly hours saved through automated data consolidation.

The Descartes Sellercloud platform offers comprehensive ecommerce management capabilities with over 350 integrations, enabling centralized control of catalog, inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfillment, and shipping. The solution has eliminated picking errors and enabled efficient dropshipping options for Walking Comfort's expanded operations.

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• Achieved 55% reduction in shipping costs for Walking Comfort
• Platform saves hundreds of hours per week through automated data consolidation
• Eliminated picking errors in warehouse operations
• Offers 350+ integrations for comprehensive ecommerce management

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ATLANTA, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Utah-based Walking Comfort, a leading retailer in the local and online footwear market, is using Descartes Sellercloud™ to help drive ecommerce growth by centralizing and synchronizing the management of product listings, inventory, orders and fulfillment across multiple online sales channels.

“As the business grew and we expanded to a larger warehouse and more online marketplaces, we realized we needed a more sophisticated inventory and order management system to boost time-savings and operating efficiencies,” said Brad Hendricksen, Accounting and Operations Manager at Walking Comfort. “With Descartes Sellercloud, we have a powerful platform that has facilitated ecommerce growth, saved us hundreds of hours per week by automatically consolidating data across all sales channels, eliminated picking errors so staff no longer pick the wrong size or variation, and cut shipping costs by more than 55%—even enabling us to dropship directly from retail locations if it's the most convenient and cost-effective option for a customer.”

Descartes Sellercloud is a cloud-based ecommerce platform that helps small and mid-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers with omnichannel ecommerce operations centralize the management of their catalog, inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfillment and shipping. With 350+ integrations, including to marketplaces, shopping carts, shipping partners, third party logistics providers, payment gateways and vendors, the solution provides a comprehensive ecommerce ecosystem that companies can easily leverage to expand operations as they grow.

“We’re pleased our solution is supporting Walking Comfort as they’ve grown their business,” said Mikel Richardson, General Manager, Ecommerce at Descartes. “Using the platform, sellers can reduce operational complexity by simultaneously updating inventory and orders in real-time, avoid underselling and overselling inventory, stay compliant with marketplaces requirements, save shipping costs by automating fulfillment, and grow their business by adding more sales channels and products without losing control of inventory or order visibility.”

Learn more about Descartes Sellercloud and Descartes’ Ecommerce Shipping and Fulfillment solutions.

About Walking Comfort

Walking Comfort sells various footwear products, including running shoes, slippers, sandals, recovery footwear, and accessories like insoles. Founded in 2008, they are based in Centerville, Utah, and have 35 employees and two brick-and-mortar locations. For more information, visit www.walkingcomfort.com.

About Descartes

Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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FAQ

How has Descartes Sellercloud improved Walking Comfort's operations?

Descartes Sellercloud has reduced shipping costs by 55%, saved hundreds of hours weekly through automated data consolidation, eliminated picking errors, and enabled efficient dropshipping options.

What are the key features of Descartes Sellercloud platform?

The platform offers centralized management of catalog, inventory, orders, purchasing, fulfillment, and shipping, with 350+ integrations to marketplaces, shopping carts, shipping partners, and payment gateways.

Who can benefit from using Descartes Sellercloud?

The platform is designed for small and mid-market retailers, distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers looking to manage omnichannel ecommerce operations.

What integration capabilities does DSGX's Sellercloud offer?

Sellercloud provides 350+ integrations including marketplaces, shopping carts, shipping partners, third-party logistics providers, payment gateways, and vendors.