Manhattan Wins Kesko Mandate as Nordic Retail Giant Bets on Cloud-Native, AI-Driven Warehousing

Pekka Tala, Director Strategic Programs, Grocery Trade Logistics at Kesko

“Our aim is to create a warehouse and technology foundation that evolves without the disruption traditionally associated with enterprise software upgrades, while also leveraging the transformative power of agentic AI to gain operational efficiencies and unlock previously unseen opportunities”

Pekka Tala, Director Strategic Programs, Grocery Trade Logistics at Kesko

“If you break an on-time-in-full promise, a customer will simply find an alternative, which sets the stakes high”

Pekka Tala, Director Strategic Programs, Grocery Trade Logistics at Kesko

“Initially covering five distribution centres, followed by a greenfield site (in 2029-30), plus a range of terminal hub operations, being able to interpret and act on operational signals in real time is key for us”

Sebastien Lefebure, Senior Vice President, EMEA at Manhattan Associates

“Retailers are increasingly viewing warehouse projects as an opportunity for competitive differentiation. This project represents more than the simple replacement of a legacy WMS; it is an opportunity to drive competitive advantage.”

Sebastien Lefebure, Senior Vice President, EMEA at Manhattan Associates

“The continuous innovation delivered by Manhattan’s cloud-native platform, coupled with the functional power of AI embedded in the execution layer of supply chains is increasingly becoming the benchmark against which next-generation supply chain platforms will be measured, and Kesko is at the forefront of the application of this technology in the Nordic grocery space”