TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 7, 2024--
Pivotree Inc. (TSXV:PVT) ("Pivotree'' or the "Company"), a leading provider of frictionless commerce solutions, announced today achievements in its ongoing partnership with Sonepar Canada to automate its data enrichment processes. As a result, the company has been able to process 350,000 SKUs with 95% accuracy within just 24 hours, while also realizing 56% in operational cost savings.
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Sonepar Canada (member of the Sonepar Group, which is Canada’s largest privately-held B2B electrical products distributor), is an independent family-owned company with market leadership in the business-to-business electrical, industrial, safety products and related solutions with over 90 locations and coverage in 8 provinces.
As part of Sonepar Group's ambitious agenda to provide a fully digitalized and synchronized omnichannel experience, the collaboration with Pivotree illustrates the capacity for efficiency and innovation in the electrical distribution sector. The integration of Pivotree's proprietary DIVE platform, which leverages cutting-edge AI/ML technology, has enabled Sonepar Canada to seamlessly manage a vast and complex product portfolio, enhancing both speed-to-market and data integrity. The direct connection between their onsite Product Information Management (PIM) system and DIVE streamlined a lengthy manual process that once took weeks or months, turning it into a same-day service. Without time restrictions, they have shifted from one-time data enrichment to a continuous update model as new data emerges.
"The DIVE tool has been invaluable in automating the enrichment of the hundreds of thousands of SKUs we manage,” says Chris Staples, Director, Master Data Management, Sonepar Canada. “Achieving scale at this level has allowed us to bring our products to market much faster, while making customer experience seamless. Our ultimate goal is to make it easy for our customers to find, buy, and remain confident in the brands we represent."
Companies looking to embark on a similar digital transformation journey are encouraged to explore product data management solutions offered by Pivotree.
“Our goal is to streamline the process of product data management for distributors and retailers in the electronics industry,” said Cliff Isaacson, Chief Product Officer, Pivotree. “With our fully-enriched SKUs, businesses can focus on what they do best—serving their customers and driving growth.”
Pivotree recently launched the first edition of their Electronics SKUs library, encompassing interconnect, passive, and electromechanical parts (IP&E) components from the industry's top manufacturers.
For electronics distributors interested in transforming their data processes and enhancing customer experiences, contact Pivotree at 1-877-767-5577 or pivotree.com.
About Pivotree
Pivotree, a leader in frictionless commerce, designs, builds and manages digital platforms in Commerce, Data Management, and Supply Chain for over 250 major retail and branded manufacturers globally. Pivotree’s portfolio of digital solutions, managed and professional services help provide retailers, distributors, and manufacturers with true end-to-end solutions to manage complex digital commerce platforms, along with ongoing support from strategic planning through platform selection, deployment, and hosting, to data and supply chain management. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices and customers in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Pivotree is widely recognized as a high-growth company and industry leader. For more information, visit www.pivotree.com.
With advanced AI/ML technology, Pivotree helps Sonepar Canada efficiently manage a complex product portfolio, improving speed-to-market and data integrity to deliver a fully digitalized omnichannel experience to customers. Photo copyright: Sonepar
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open on Sunday without any of the Big Three for the first time in 23 years.
The top-ranked Sinner and No. 3 Alcaraz evenly split the year’s Grand Slam titles between them with two apiece and it would be fitting if the pair meet again in Turin.
Sinner and Alcaraz were placed in different groups in Thursday's draw.
The Ilie Nastase Group features Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur.
The John Newcombe Group features Alexander Zverev, Alcaraz, Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev.
After the round-robin stage, the top two finishers in each group advance to the semifinals.
The big name missing is that of defending champion Novak Djokovic, who withdrew on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury.
Not since 2001 has the finals been held without at least one of Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal. This season also was the first since 2002 without at least one Grand Slam title for a member of that trio.
Djokovic has won the ATP Finals a record seven times. He beat Sinner in the final last year.
Federer, who retired in 2022, won the event six times after making his debut in 2002; Nadal, who is retiring after playing in the Davis Cup the week after finals, was the runner-up twice at the finals but never won it.
Sinner withdrew from last week’s Paris Masters due to a virus and showed up early in Turin for training.
“This is for me the main event of the end of the year,” Sinner said.
As an Italian, Sinner will be the main focus of attention in Turin.
It’s the first time Sinner is playing at home since it was announced before his U.S. Open title that he tested positive in two separate drug tests this year.
A decision to clear Sinner of wrongdoing was appealed by the World Anti-Doping Agency in September and the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected to make a final ruling on the case early next year.
Sinner opened this year by winning the Australian Open to become the first Italian man to win a Grand Slam singles title in nearly a half-century — since Adriano Panatta raised the French Open trophy in 1976.
Alcaraz then claimed the French Open and Wimbledon titles to raise his career total to four Grand Slams.
Sinner responded by winning the U.S. Open.
Alcaraz won all three official meetings with Sinner this year and holds a 6-4 advantage in their career head-to-head rivalry. Last month, Sinner beat Alcaraz in the Six Kings Slam exhibition in Saudi Arabia.
The only two players in the field to have won the finals are Zverev and Medvedev.
Zverev won in London in 2018 and in Turin in 2021; Medvedev triumphed in 2020, the final year the event was held in London.
Zverev enters in solid form coming off a title at the Paris Masters and leapfrogged Alcaraz into No. 2 in the rankings this week.
Fritz is looking to add another big result after his maiden Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open; Ruud was a finalist in 2022; De Minaur is making his tournament debut; and Rublev is making his fifth straight appearance.
If a player wins all five of his matches en route to the trophy, he will earn $4.8 million — the largest winner’s prize on the men’s tour.
That’s significantly more than what Sinner and Alcaraz earned for their victories at the U.S. Open ($3.6 million) and Wimbledon (2.7 million pounds or $3.45 million) this year.
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Russia's Andrey Rublev returns a ball to Ben Shelton of the U.S. during their quarter final match at the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
Alex de Minaur, of Australia, celebrates winning a point to Denmark's Holger Rune during their quarterfinal match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Russia's Daniil Medvedev throws his racket as he plays Alexei Popyrin, of Australia, during their second round match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Germany's Alexander Zverev returns to France's Ugo Humbert during the final of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz backhands to France's Ugo Humbert during their third round match of the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts as he plays France's Ugo Humbert in a third round match at the Paris Masters tennis tournament at the Accor Arena, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
