Three key facts:

Source: PWC Studies 2021

44%

of Germans welcome digitalization in all areas of life

55,9%

of households in Germany have internet with more than 1,000 Mbit/s

94,2%

of Germans own an internet-capable smartphone

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Asking yourself: where to start?

Get in touch with us! Together we find the perfect solution for you and the start into digitalization.

Digitalization as a buzzword

Let's be honest: when we talk about digitalization, five people mean six different things. The term has become a buzzword — a marketing term. But in reality, digitalization simply describes the growing density of digital products, services and offerings in our everyday life. Many of these things make our lives easier, even if it's just ordering pizza via app. But this easy access to seemingly every service in the world also changes our demands and expectations. Retailers caught in this tension need to find an answer to this new world. But what makes sense? And what is nonsense? Because digitalization for the sake of digitalization is the fastest route to chaos.

The challenges
for retail:

High expectations

At our core, we humans are comfortable, and we get used to luxury and comfort faster than we sometimes want to admit even to ourselves. Especially digitalization presents us with many things on a silver platter that used to require great effort.

Feeling overwhelmed

There's an app, program or tool for almost everything. But which tools really make sense and what inflates your own offering without providing added value? Retailers face this trade-off question every day. Accordingly, it's crucial to use exactly the right technologies.

Infrastructure

As offerings grow, the system landscapes in the background also grow. Retailers also often grow organically in the digital area and supplement their existing systems with so-called "island solutions". But not always can these technologies be integrated smoothly.

We help you bring the threads
together!

Digitalization is not just a technical challenge but also a planning one. Which software is needed for what? How can processes and structures be designed so they effectively support retail? What do customers want and what falls into "nice-to-have"? We're a reliable partner at your side, and with our omnichannel suite we bring many solutions and even more good ideas. So you can shape your path into the future the way you want to.

Shopgate Omnichannel-Suite Features
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Omnichannel Workshop

 

Omnichannel is not a distant vision of the future for retail — its successful introduction requires no metaverse and no technical wizardry.

Rather, omnichannel is the answer to
demands and questions that customers are already articulating today. But what is needed to effectively support retail? 

 

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Our answers to
digitalization: Omnichannel

01. Store availability

Show your customers in real time which items are available in which store and make the goods visible online. This not only reduces slow-moving stock.

02. Click & Reserve

Some customers want to research and reserve mainly online. But they still want to "experience" the items before buying. With Click & Reserve, you offer them exactly this service.

03. Click & Collect

Give your customers the option to order and pay for goods online and pick them up in the store the same day.

04. In-Store App

Empower your store staff to oversee and manage every process and operation in the store with just a few gestures and clicks. So colleagues can do what they do best.

05. Clienteling

Advise customers extensively and based on prepared data, right in the sales conversation. Sales staff get access to online profiles and can include past purchases in the consultation.

06. Ship-from-Store

Ship goods and items directly from your stores and rely on decentralized shipping logic. Use your existing infrastructure effectively and reduce the need for central warehouses.

07. Return-in-Store

Allow your customers to drop off returns directly in the local store and thus avoid costly return shipments via parcel carriers.

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