With our technology and marketing expertise, we operate where online and offline meet to bring customers and retailers together. We now have 3,900 stores live from Europe and operate in 16 different industries.
With our technology and marketing expertise, we operate where online and offline meet to bring customers and retailers together. We now have 3,900 stores live from Europe and operate in 16 sectors.
We want to grow steadily and profitably in every way. We are targeting growth organically through customers, retailers and sales channels for our current platforms.
To do this, we are using our in-house expertise in technology and marketing as well as through our sales staff and their networks. At the same time, we are always thinking of inorganic growth of acquiring further platforms. We want to leave our acquired partners as autonomous as possible in their day-to-day business, and to strategically contribute our strengths.
Our experience here has been consistently positive, with operational leadership clearly recognizing the added value of our abilities. We are often asked directly by the founders of independent platforms whether we are interested in partnerships. We always consider these proposals very carefully; the prerequisite for us is the focus on connecting retailers.
We want to grow steadily and profitably in every way. Organically, we are targeting growth in customers, retailers and sales channels for our current platforms.
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To do this, we are using our in-house expertise in technology and marketing as well as our sales staff and their network. At the same time, we are always thinking of inorganic growth, of acquisitions of further platforms. We want to leave the acquisitions as autonomous as possible in their day-to-day business, strategically contributing our strengths. Our experience here has been consistently positive, with operational leadership clearly recognizing the added value of our experience. We are often asked directly by the founders of independent platforms whether we are interested in joining them. We always consider this very carefully and with great interest; the main prerequisite for us is the focus on connecting brick and mortar retailers.
We are aiming for future in which offline and online retailing are linked in all sectors. Our sense of responsibility for the community is behind our sustainable and successful business plan.
This fundamental approach has a long history at The Platform Group. Since 1882, our moral code has been based on social business in a global context, respectful relationships with third parties, leadership, and social interaction.
Online commerce should be a reality in all areas; small local retailers will soon no longer be able to continue business without selling their products or services online. That’s exactly where we come in. We strive to exceed expectations to meet the highest quality standards. We drive change and innovation to always deliver the best solutions. Accurate, quick and trustworthy co-operation motivates us in our tasks and decisions.
Our values are the cornerstone of our corporate culture. They underpin the professional behaviour that we expect from all our employees. These values are the basis on which we hire our employees, nurture them, and recognize their contributions. Our culture and values help us to fulfil our mission. Talented, motivated employees are essential to achieving our objective of digitizing all retail.
At The Platform Group, we understand passion to mean a 100% commitment to what we do, and to always bear in mind the mission and vision of the company as a whole. The organization is a specialist company. This means that The Platform Group will always have the best possible talent available for the project or task at hand – people who are passionate about their work, who know their field inside and out, and who are highly motivated to deliver first-class results.
Motivation for us means constant drive along with enjoyment. We like to take on new challenges. Our culture is an important part of staying motivated. It gives us the necessary security and stability to move forward steadily. We want to continually build motivation. Since we founded Schuhe24.de as a and saw the company’s incredible growth, we took that as motivation to continue developing in the same direction.
We strive to understand the viewpoints and concerns of everyone with whom we work. Customers, partners, employees, investors, analysts and communities with whom we interact – each of these groups has a right to be heard and understood. If we are required to speak to and serve other parties effectively, we must be able to put ourselves in their shoes. This is the only way to create a cooperative and transparent relationship which serves everyone.
We are very clear in defining our goals because we want every collaboration to be a win-win situation for all concerned. Transparency is essential for everyone to feel that their wishes are accounted for and that their interests are always safeguarded. This is because transparency creates trust, which is very important to us as a company. Socially responsible business practices and a transparent way of working are keys to success.
We ask customers and other parties with whom we work what their expectations are. What do they really value? What is important to them? We assess the results we achieve based on these expectations and communicate our progress qualitatively and quantitatively in a timely, factual and meaningful way. Our responsibility also extends to broader social issues such as good neighbourly relations, sustainability, and equal opportunities.
As a group of online platforms in various industries, we offer a wide range of digital services and an equally wide variety of expertise, training and skills. Our employees come from a variety of backgrounds. From the initial brainstorming sessions to the concept phase, retailer evaluation, onboarding and project management, we are a professional collaborator for our customers and partners. We recognize trends early and quickly design innovative solutions.
