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Manhattan Associates Recognizes Fortna as a Top Partner for Eighth Consecutive Year

READING, PA (January 19, 2016) - Fortna®, the distribution experts®, was recently named by Manhattan Associates to their prestigious Partner Performance Club for an eighth consecutive year. The award recognizes partners for their contributions to customer engagements in the previous year. Fortna was one of six companies to receive the honor.

"Manhattan's partners play a critical role in our ability to provide world-class supply chain solutions," said Jeff Cashman, senior vice president, business development, Manhattan Associates. "Their technology, insight and expertise, coupled with our comprehensive product suite, gives our customers a competitive advantage and ensures that they can deliver on omni-channel expectations without sacrificing profitability."


"Partnering with Manhattan Associates enables us to provide outstanding service for our shared clients," said Patti Satterfield, vice president at Fortna. "Our deep distribution expertise and our approach to delivering a complete solution, combined with Manhattan Associates' solutions, help clients transform their distribution operations into a competitive advantage."

The Manhattan Value Partner (MVP) program is an ecosystem of third-party integrators/ consultants, complementary software providers and hardware providers whose combined expertise and products ensure delivery of world-class supply chain solutions to joint clients.

About Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates makes commerce-ready supply chains that bring all points of commerce together so you're ready to sell and ready to execute. Across the store, through your network or from your fulfillment center, we design, build and deliver market-leading solutions that support both top-line growth and bottom-line profitability. By converging front-end sales with back-end supply chain execution, our software, platform technology and unmatched experience help our customers get commerce ready—and ready to reap the rewards of the omni-channel marketplace. For more information, please visit www.manh.com.

About Fortna Inc.

For over 60 years, Fortna has partnered with the world's top brands - companies like ASICS, Carter's and Totto - helping them improve their distribution operations and transform their businesses. Companies with complex distribution operations trust Fortna to help them meet customer promises and competitive challenges profitably. We are a professional services firm built on a promise - we develop a solid business case for change and hold ourselves accountable to those results. Our expertise spans supply chain strategy, distribution center operations, material handling, supply chain systems, organizational excellence, and warehouse control software. For more information, please visit www.fortna.com.

Media Contact: Kate Baar, Director, Marketing, katebaar@fortna.com

More Info: https://www.fortna.com/12832/

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