--Digital Transformation & Collaboration Leverages Partner Strengths to Solve 
Growing Complexities in Supply Chain and Fulfillment

Today, Dematic – a subsidiary of the global intralogistics provider KION Group 
– announced a partnership to transform the supply chain industry through 
accelerated cloud innovation. Dematic aims to bolster supply chain resiliency 
and deliver go-to-market solutions by combining Dematic's supply chain 
expertise with Google Cloud's cutting-edge cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) 
and Machine Learning (ML) technologies.

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The partners will join forces to leverage shared learnings that will drive 
rapid cloud innovation. By migrating Dematic's offerings to the cloud and 
introducing AI and ML, Dematic will improve customers' supply chain execution.

"This partnership is a continuation of our invaluable collaboration with the 
Google Cloud team, whose keen interest in helping us build and test the next 
generation of warehouse management solutions makes this alliance a perfect 
match for our growth strategy. Through this partnership we are helping our 
customers advance their positions in the industry," said Dematic Chief 
Technology Officer Dee Cusack.

"We value Google Cloud's drive for innovation and commitment to reimagining our 
customer solutions as we make our own transition to the cloud. We're excited to 
start the next chapter of our business together."

The partnership will allow Dematic to develop and deploy a range of solutions, 
including eCommerce and omnichannel fulfillment, and control tower applications 
for key vertical markets including General Merchandise, Grocery, Apparel, and 
Food and Beverage.

"Google Cloud is committed to helping organizations across the supply chain 
address the rapidly-evolving needs and expectations of customers, suppliers, 
and fulfillment centers with cloud technology," said Kirsten Kliphouse, 
President, North America, Google Cloud. "We're pleased to partner with Dematic 
to provide customers with innovative solutions and technologies that will help 
them quickly address changes across the industry and that support their digital 
transformation goals."

With Google Cloud, Dematic customers will be able to create a more sustainable 
supply chain by leveraging data to understand efficiencies to be gained in 
areas such as operations, planning, labor and inventory. 

About Dematic

Dematic designs, builds, and supports intelligent automated solutions 
empowering and sustaining the future of commerce for its customers in 
manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. With research and development 
engineering centers, manufacturing facilities, and service centers located in 
more than 35 countries, the Dematic global network of over 11,000 employees has 
helped achieve approximately 8,000 worldwide customer installations for some of 
the world's leading brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Dematic is a member of 
KION Group, one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial trucks and 
supply chain solutions.

About The KION Group

The KION Group is among the world's leading suppliers of industrial trucks and 
supply chain solutions. Its portfolio encompasses industrial trucks such as 
forklift trucks and warehouse trucks, as well as integrated automation 
technology and software solutions for the optimization of supply chains, 
including all related services. Across more than 100 countries worldwide, the 
KION Group's solutions improve the flow of material and information within 
factories, warehouses, and distribution centers.

The Group, which is included in the MDAX, is the largest manufacturer of 
industrial trucks in Europe in terms of units sold in 2021. In China, it is the 
leading foreign manufacturer (as measured by revenue in 2020) and number three 
overall. The KION Group is also one of the world's leading providers of 
warehouse automation (as measured by revenue in 2020).

At the end of 2021, more than 1.6 million of the KION Group's industrial trucks 
and more than 8,000 of its installed systems were in use by customers of 
various sizes and in numerous industries on six continents. The Group currently 
has around 40,000 employees and generated revenue of around €10.3 billion in 
2021.

Current KION Group images can be found in our image database at 
https://mediacenter.kiongroup.com/categories and on the websites of our various 
brands.

Disclaimer:

This release and the information contained herein are for information purposes 
only and do not constitute a prospectus or an offer to sell or a solicitation 
of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or in any other 
jurisdiction. This release contains forward-looking statements that are subject 
to various risks and uncertainties. Future results could differ materially from 
those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, for 
example, changes in business, economic, and competitive conditions (including 
with respect to further developments in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic), 
regulatory reforms, results of technical studies, foreign exchange rate 
fluctuations, uncertainties in litigation or investigative proceedings, and the 
availability of financing. We do not undertake any responsibility to update the 
forward-looking statements in this release.

SOURCE:  Dematic

CONTACT: Mandi Baronas, mandi.baronas@dematic.com