2020-present
Following its acquisition of German artificial intelligence firm Blue Yonder GmbH in 2018,[20] on February 11, 2020, JDA announced that it was renaming itself to Blue Yonder, Inc.[21]
On July 23, 2020, Blue Yonder announced the acquisition of Yantriks, a SaaS provider of commerce and fulfillment micro-services.[22]
On April 21, 2021, Panasonic announced that it had agreed to acquire Blue Yonder from Blackstone and New Mountain Capital for $7.1 billion.[23] Panasonic had taken a 20% minority stake in Blue Yonder in 2020.[23][24] The acquisition was closed on September 17, 2021.[25] The company operates under the umbrella of the Panasonic Connect group.
In February 2022, Girish Rishi stepped down as CEO.[26] In July 2022, Duncan Angove, a former executive at Infor and Oracle, was announced as the new CEO.[27]
In 2023, Blue Yonder acquired Doddle Parcels, a UK-based logistics company.[28] On February 7, 2024, Blue Yonder acquired flexis AG, a Germany-based manufacturing and supply chain technology company.[29] On August 1, 2024, Blue Yonder acquired American digital supply chain network company One Network Enterprises for $839 million.[30]
In November 2024, Blue Yonder announced that it had experienced a ransomware attack. The Termite group took credit for the cyberattack. The cybercriminals claimed to have stolen 680 GB of data from the company.[31] On December 12, 2024, Blue Yonder said that it had restored normal operations for the majority of its impacted customers.[32]
In May 2025, the company announced it had acquired Pledge Earth Technologies, a British firm that offers carbon emissions measuring and reporting.[33] In June 2025, through its subsidiary Doddle, Blue Yonder acquired Inmar Post-Purchase Solutions, renaming it Blue Yonder Reverse Retail Operations.[34] The company supports FedEx Easy Returns, which launched in March 2025.[35]
In 2026, Kelley Lear was appointed as the corporate vice president and general manager of global alliances.[36]
The company holds an annual three-day supply chain user conference called ICON, held in a different city each year.[37]
