Radial, Inc.

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Radial, Inc.
Type Subsidiary
Industry E-commerce
Predecessor
Founded2016 (2016)
Headquarters,
Key people
  • Henri de Romrée
    (President & CEO) [1]
Number of employees
7,000+ [2]  (2016)
Parent Bpost
Website radial.com

Radial, Inc. is an American multinational e-commerce company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. [2] It provides order management, payment processing, order routing, fulfillment, and analytics services for companies such as GameStop, DSW, Shoe Carnival and Destination XL. [3]

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History

Radial was formed from the merger of Innotrac Corporation and the enterprise services unit of eBay Enterprise. [4]

Merger

Sterling Partners, a private equity firm, acquired Innotrac on January 6, 2014, for $8.20 per share. [5] The buyout totaled $108 million. [6] Innotrac provided customer support and fulfillment services to retailers, software providers, and telecommunications companies. [7]

On November 2, 2015, Sterling Partners acquired eBay Enterprise's operations and enterprise technology services division. [8] Sterling Partners planned to merge Innotrac and the group from eBay Enterprise. [9]

The combined company, Radial, was announced on April 19, 2016. Sterling Partners estimated Radial's initial value at more than $1 billion. [9]

Bpost

In October 2017, the Belgian Post Group, also known as bpost, acquired Radial for $820 million. [10]

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