LONDON, Aug. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RedCloud Holdings plc (Nasdaq: RCT) (“RedCloud” or the “Company”), today announces a strategic partnership with Nigeria Distillers Limited (NDL), a market leader in Nigeria’s beverage sector known for its iconic brands.
With this partnership, NDL will sell its more than 60 products on RedCloud’s RedAI trading platform. This will enable 130+ existing NDL distributors as well as new wholesalers, and retailers – especially those in underserved Nigerian markets and regions – to access NDL’s full product range directly, bypassing traditional trade hurdles. Distributors will benefit from a ‘digital trading exchange’ of inventory, variable order volumes, and near real-time stock visibility. Retailers will be able to source NDLs brands via the Red101 app to increase assortment, with reliable supply and payment options to keep shelves stocked to meet customer demand.
Through RedAI, orders will be processed seamlessly via hubs in Lagos, Abuja, and Port Harcourt, ensuring delivery within two to five business days. Distributors and wholesalers will also unlock competitive trade margins, including rebates on select SKUs, significantly improving unit economics and cash flow flexibility. By bringing their trade to the RedAI platform, NDL will benefit from access to rich market data and insights into Nigerian beverages category, so that they can optimize decision making from production to retail coverage, while informing market share of their products.
“Partnering with NDL marks a bold leap forward in our mission to create a new operating system for global trade based on trading exchange technology, data and AI – so consumers can find essential everyday products in their local store, at the right price,” said Justin Floyd, CEO & Co-Founder at RedCloud. “NDL’s deep market presence and recognized brands align perfectly with RedCloud’s open commerce vision, to simplify access, enhance reach, and fuel growth across every level of the global trade ecosystem.”
Commenting on the agreement, Valentine Dibia – E-Commerce Lead for NDL. “This partnership with RedCloud is both strategic and forward-looking as we remain committed to driving commercial excellence. With this open commence trading model our products can penetrate new demographics at scale whilst retaining the go-to-market approach of modern retail.”
This alliance underscores RedCloud’s commitment to enabling brands to scale efficiently, allowing all supply chain participants to trade with ease and confidence.
About RedCloud Holdings plc
RedCloud has developed and operates the RedCloud trading platform (the “Platform”), that facilitates the trading of everyday consumer supplies of fast-moving consumer goods (“FMCG”) products across business supply chains. RedCloud believes its Platform solves a decades old problem of how to unlock and enable access to key purchase and sales data between brands, distributors and retailers in high growth consumer markets.
Through RedCloud’s Platform, retailers are enabled to use data driven insights backed by artificial intelligence (“AI”) to help make faster and easier business-to-business (“B2B”) purchases and inventory decisions from brands and distributors by breaking down complex purchasing behaviors of large product inventory catalogues. For more information about RedCloud and its Platform, please visit www.redcloudtechnology.com and connect on LinkedIn.
About Nigeria Distillers Limited
Nigeria Distillers Limited is a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium spirits and beverages in Nigeria, with a longstanding reputation for quality and innovation across its iconic brands.
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