Manhattan Wins Kesko Mandate as Nordic Retail Giant Bets on Cloud-Native, AI-Driven Warehousing
· Source: sttinfo.fi
In short
Finnish retail group Kesko has selected Manhattan Associates' ActiveWarehouse to replace its grocery trade legacy warehouse management system, adding agentic AI capabilities via ActiveAgents and Agent Foundry. The rollout initially covers five distribution centres, a greenfield site in 2029-30 and terminal hub operations, targeting real-time response to operational signals. Kesko's grocery division posted EUR 6.5 billion in net sales and EUR 418 million comparable operating profit in 2025.
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Tags: warehousing, agentic ai, retail, automation, supply chain, cloud