Company:SPS Commerce

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SPS Commerce, Inc.
TypePublic
NASDAQSPSC
S&P 600 Component
IndustryTechnology – application software
Founded1987; 39 years ago (1987)
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
,
United States
Key people
  • Chad Collins (CEO
  • executive chairman)[1]
  • Kimberly K. Nelson[2]
    (Chief Financial Officer, and Principal Accounting Officer)
  • Jamie Thingelstad[3] (CTO)

Dan Juckniess (EVP) | (CRO)

Mike Svatek (CPO)

Erica Koenig (SVP) | (CHRO)
ServicesSupply chain management solutions, EDI
Revenue$536.9 million (2023)[4]
Number of employees
2,489 (2023)[5]
Websitewww.spscommerce.com

SPS Commerce, Inc. is a technology and application software company based in the United States that provides cloud-based supply chain management software.[6] The company's headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota,[7] but it also has a US office in New Jersey, and international locations in Amsterdam, Beijing, Breukelen, Hong Kong, Kyiv, Melbourne, Montpellier, Sydney, and Toronto.[8]

History

The company was founded in 1987; 39 years ago (1987),[9] under the name St. Paul Software.[10] In 2000, the company sold its software business to Netherlands-based TIE Commerce.[11] After the sale, the company primarily offered internet-based business-to-business (B2B) exchanges for retailers and manufacturers.[12] St. Paul Software was renamed SPS Commerce in May 2001.[13] SPS Commerce went public in April 2010 when it debuted on the NASDAQ global market.[14]

Acquisitions:

  • 2011: acquired San Diego–based EDI services company Direct EDI for $10.9 million, adding 40 employees in a San Diego office and a development group in Ukraine.[15]
  • 2012: purchased New Jersey–based data analytics firm Edifice for $26M[16]
  • 2014: $14.9M acquisition of LeadTec, an EDI provider headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.[17]
  • 2016: $23M acquisition of ToolBox Solutions [18]
  • 2018: $23M acquisition of CovalentWorks[19]
  • 2020: $100M acquisition of Data Masons[20]
  • 2021: $17M acquisition of Genius Central [21]
  • 2022: $45M acquisition of GCommerce [22]
  • 2022: $49M acquisition of InterTrade[23]
  • 2023: €64.5M acquisition of TIE Kinetix[24]
  • 2024: $25M acquisition of Traverse Systems[25]
  • 2024: $206M acquisition of SupplyPike[26]
  • 2025: $210M acquisition of Carbon6[27]

References

  1. "SPS Commerce Leadership". https://www.spscommerce.com/about/sps-commerce-leadership/#:~:text=CEO,of%20directors%20since%20October%202023.&text=He%20has%20a%20Bachelor%20of,from%20the%20University%20of%20Minnesota.. 
  2. "Executive profile, Kimberly K Nelson". Bloomberg L.P.. https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=39435211&ticker=SPSC. 
  3. "Meet a Minnesota CTO: Jamie Thingelstad". Tech.mn (Interview). Interviewed by TECHdotMN. Minneapolis. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "SPS Commerce reports fourth quarter and full year 2022 financial results". SPSCommerce.com (Press release). Minneapolis: SPS Commerce Inc. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  5. "Company Info, SPS Commerce Inc.". Wall Street Journal. http://quotes.wsj.com/SPSC/company-people. 
  6. Grayson, Katharine (28 June 2010). "Now public, SPS Commerce plans to keep hiring". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2010/06/28/story3.html. 
  7. Willard, Elizabeth (23 August 2013). "No. 3 medium company: SPS Commerce Inc.". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2013/08/23/3-medium-company-sps-commerce.html. 
  8. "SPS Commerce positioning retail supply-chain software for global presence". The Line Media. http://www.thelinemedia.com/innovationnews/sps12172014.aspx. 
  9. "Company profile: SPS Commerce". Inc. Magazine. http://www.inc.com/profile/sps-commerce. 
  10. "Profile SPS Commerce, Inc.". Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=SPSC+Profile. 
  11. "SPS Solutions joins TIE Commerce; SPS Solutions expands its B2B product and service offerings". PRNewsWire.com (Press release). St. Paul Minnesota: PR News Wire. 18 April 2000. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
  12. Reilly, Mark (11 June 2001). "SPS Commerce raises another $10M to expand". Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2001/06/11/story3.html. 
  13. "SPS Commerce Inc (SPSC:NASDAQ GS)". BusinessWeek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot.asp?ticker=SPSC. 
  14. Pimentel, Benjamin (22 April 2010). "Three tech firms debut in busy IPO day". MarketWatch. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/three-tech-companies-highlight-busy-ipo-day-2010-04-22. 
  15. "Logistics technology: SPS Commerce acquires Direct EDI". Logistics Management. http://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/sps_commerce_acquires_direct_edi. 
  16. "SPS Commerce acquires business data service Edifice for $26 million". Pioneer Press. 6 August 2012. http://www.twincities.com/ci_21255279/sps-commerce-acquires-business-data-service-edifice-26. 
  17. Spencer, Leon. "Australia's Leadtec snapped up in $14.9m SPS Commerce deal". https://www.zdnet.com/article/australias-leadtec-snapped-up-in-14-9m-sps-commerce-deal/. 
  18. "SPS Commerce buys Canadian data analytics firm ToolBox Solutions". Star Tribune. 7 January 2016. http://www.startribune.com/sps-commerce-buys-canadian-data-analytics-firm/364399231/. 
  19. "SPS Commerce snaps up Texas tech company for $23M". 19 December 2018. https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2018/12/19/sps-commerce-snaps-up-texas-tech-company-for-23m.html. 
  20. "SPS Commerce acquires Data Masons". GlobeNewswire.com (Press release). 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  21. "SPS Commerce Acquires Genius Central". November 3, 2021. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquires-genius-central. 
  22. "SPS Commerce Acquires GCommerce". July 20, 2022. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquires-gcommerce. 
  23. "SPS Commerce acquires InterTrade". 31 May 2024. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquires-intertrade-systems-inc#:~:text=Acquisition%20Details,million%2C%20net%20of%20cash%20acquired.. 
  24. "SPS Commerce acquires TIE Kinetix". 24 April 2024. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquire-tie-kinetix#:~:text=Acquisition%20Details,million%2C%20net%20of%20cash%20acquired.. 
  25. "SPS Commerce acquires Traverse Systems". 31 May 2024. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquires-traverse-systems#:~:text=Acquisition%20Details,million%2C%20net%20of%20cash%20acquired.. 
  26. "SPS Commerce Acquires SupplyPike". 1 Aug 2024. https://investors.spscommerce.com/news-releases/news-release-details/sps-commerce-acquires-supplypike. 
  27. "SPS Commerce Completes Acquisition of Carbon6 Technologies" (Press release). GlobeNewswire. February 7, 2025. Retrieved October 5, 2025.