Corporate | 13 December 2010 14:41
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GK Software AG / Key word(s): Contract
Leading Watch and Jewelry Retailer Selects GK SOFTWARE – Order from the leading German retailer – Equipment for more than 100 stores in the luxury segment Schöneck, 13 December 2010 – A leading German retailer in the watch and jewelry sector has decided to equip its stores, which number far more than 100, with the GK/Retail store software. As a result, GK SOFTWARE AG has managed to tap into a new retail business area, the luxury sector. Company profile GK SOFTWARE AG: GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the leading technology developers and providers of standard software for the retail sector in Europe and has an extensive range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. As a result of its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used with any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has established itself on the market as a leading provider of technology and innovations. The software provides ideal business organization for retail companies with many stores and therefore offers significant potential for cost savings and customer loyalty programs so that companies can increase their competitiveness. The company employs 343 members of staff (figures for 30 September 2010) at company headquarters in Schöneck and four other business locations in Berlin, St. Ingbert, Plzen (CZ) and Basel/Riehen (CH). GK SOFTWARE AG can list well-known German and foreign retail companies among its customers, including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken- Discount and Tchibo. The software is currently being used in more than 30 countries at 73,000 POS units in approx. 19,000 stores in Germany and abroad. The company has grown rapidly during the past few years and its sales revenues totaled EUR 23.3 million in 2009. GK SOFTWARE AG achieved EBIT of EUR 4.9 million (EBIT margin of 20.1% on total operating revenue). The two founders and Management Board members, Rainer Gläß (CEO) und Stephan Kronmüller (CTO), in conjunction with the Management Board members Ronald Scholz (COO) and André Hergert (CFO), have made GK SOFTWARE AG a profitable company with strong growth since 1990. Further information about the company: www.gk-software.com.
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| Language: | English | |
| Company: | GK Software AG | |
| Waldstraße 7 | ||
| 08261 Schöneck | ||
| Deutschland | ||
| Phone: | +49 (0)3 74 64 84 – 0 | |
| Fax: | +49 (0)3 74 64 84 – 15 | |
| E-mail: | info@gk-software.com | |
| Internet: | www.gk-software.com | |
| ISIN: | DE0007571424 | |
| WKN: | 757142 | |
| Listed: | Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart | |
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