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Ludwig Beck AG Opts for GK/Retail – New Store Solution for the “Store of the Senses” — 2010-03-09

Schöneck, 09 March 2010 – Ludwig Beck AG will equip its long-established store on Marienplatz in Munich and all its other stores with software solutions from GK SOFTWARE AG. The functions that particularly relate to fashion will be extended in the standard GK/Retail software as part of this project.

GK SOFTWARE AG Presents Comprehensive Enterprise Store Processing (ESP) System at the EuroCIS — 2010-02-10

The central focus of the GK SOFTWARE AG stand at the forthcoming EuroCIS in Düsseldorf (Hall 14, stand E 64) will be the presentation of a comprehensive approach to Enterprise Store Processing (ESP). GK SOFTWARE AG will be showing how all the IT-supported business processes in a store can be realized by using an extensive, fully modularized building block system based on the GK/Retail suite.

GK SOFTWARE AG Gains New Customer in Austria – MPREIS Opts for GK/Retail Store Software — 2010-01-21

Schöneck, 21 January 2010 – GK SOFTWARE AG announces an order from the Austrian MPREIS group of companies to provide the store and enterprise solutions for all its approx. 180 stores in Austria and Italy.

GK SOFTWARE AG Raises Forecast for 2009 — 2009-11-27

Schöneck, 27 November 2009 – GK SOFTWARE AG is expecting growth in sales of 30 percent for the 2009 business year and profitability that matches the previous year; its sales in the first nine months of the year (EUR 13.16 million) have already exceeded the previous year’s figure by 21.2 percent.

GK SOFTWARE AG and the biggest Russian retailer X5 agreed upon cooperation for redesign of store IT — 2009-11-04

Schöneck, November 4, 2009 - The GK SOFTWARE AG and X5 Retail Group agreed upon cooperation to redesign the store solution of Russia’s leading retailer.

GK Software Collaborates with SAP AG to Deliver Integrated Retail Solution to EDEKA — 2009-10-19

Schöneck, October 19, 2009 – GK SOFTWARE AG today announced it is collaborating SAP AG to deliver integrated retail and ERP solutions for store integration and mobile processes to EDEKA, the largest food retailer in Germany. The objective is to provide EDEKA with innovative device control and offline-enabled mobile handheld processes integrated with its central ERP system.

GK SOFTWARE AG receives Major Order as Part of the EDEKA Lunar Project — 2009-10-01

Schöneck, 13 October 2009 - GK SOFTWARE AG will deliver important modules covering retail store management and connectivity for 6,000 EDEKA stores as a partner of SAP.

GK SOFTWARE signs a Reseller Agreement with SAP — 2009-09-30

Schöneck, 30 September 2009 - GK SOFTWARE AG and SAP AG have signed a contract covering a reseller agreement. Under the arrangement, SAP will directly distribute two GK/Retail software solutions for store device control and offline enabled mobile store processes.

Major Release 12 of GK/Retail Obtains Certification from SAP — 2009-07-21

The new major release 12 of GK/Retail has received two important certifications from SAP AG.

GK SOFTWARE AG Receives RIF Certification from IBM — 2009-07-03

GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the first German providers of retail store solutions to be certified by IBM for the “IBM Retail Integration Framework” (RIF).

GK SOFTWARE AG wins prestigious Retail Week award for Best International Solution at Retail Week Technology Awards 2009 — 2009-06-23

Schöneck / London, 17 June 2009 - At the Retail Week Technology Awards in London this week a jury of industry experts awarded the “Best International Solution” to GK SOFTWARE AG for its work with Douglas Perfumeries. Douglas Perfumeries, an international retailer with over 1,000 stores across Europe and the US, impressed the judges with their exemplary international implementation of GK/Retail.

GK SOFTWARE takes over operating business of Solquest GmbH — 2009-05-28

 

GK SOFTWARE AG and Parfümerie Douglas Nominated for the 2009 Retail Week Technology Award — 2009-04-30

The 2009 Retail Week Technology Awards will be presented in London on 16 June. Parfümerie Douglas in partnership with GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the finalists in the “International Solution” section.

Modern Store Solution from GK SOFTWARE for Airport Shops — 2009-03-24

Gebr. Heinemann KG equips Travel Value & Duty Free and Concept & Licence Shops with GK/Retail

Netto Marken-Discount to Equip the Former PLUS Stores with GK/Retail — 2009-03-05

Schöneck, 5 March 2009 – Netto Marken-Discount AG & Co. KG will install GK/Retail as its standard software during the next few months at all the PLUS stores that it takes over. Netto will deploy the same GK/Retail modules currently used in all of their other retail outlets.

Distributing Digital Advertising in Stores Safely and Easily — 2009-01-30

GK SOFTWARE AG Presents an Integrated Solution for Digital Signage at the EuroCIS

GK SOFTWARE AG presents the New Major Version of its Software, GK/Retail 12, for the First Time at the EuroCIS — 2009-01-30

New Technologies and Software Components for Efficient Customer-Centric Retailing

JYSK Nordic purchases global sales system from GK SOFTWARE AG — 2008-12-17

Schöneck/Brabrand, December 17, 2008 – One of the leading European furnishing and furniture retailers JYSK Nordic has signed a contract with GK SOFTWARE AG from Germany for a new global sales system. Today, JYSK Nordic operates in eleven countries but the contract with GK SOFTWARE AG covers an expansion to 21 countries.

Integrated Solutions, Central Processes, Long-Term Reductions in Costs — 2008-12-22

GK SOFTWARE AG is presenting the new major version of the GK/Retail store suite at the EuroCIS 2009.

Coop Launches Business Operations with GK/Retail — 2008-11-27

Coop Switzerland has installed GK/Retail at its first pilot store this week. This means that it has only taken seven months to begin business operations with this complex project involving central architecture. 1,400 Coop stores operating in various retail sectors will be equipped with GK/Retail as the project continues.

StoreWeaver GmbH Opens Innovation Business Center in St. Ingbert — 2008-11-04

Basel, St. Ingbert, 4 November 2008 – StoreWeaver GmbH, a 100% subsidiary of GK SOFTWARE AG, is opening its new competence center in St. Ingbert in the German state of Saarland. This provides the company with an attractive business location in the south-west of Germany, a region, which traditionally has strong links to the retail and IT business sectors.

GK SOFTWARE AG One of the 25 Fastest Growing German Technology Companies — 2008-10-24

GK SOFTWARE AG has received the "Technology Fast 50" Deloitte Award. The prize acknowledges the company’s above-average growth over the past five years.

New Tills for the TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Arena — 2008-10-23

Fan shops in the new arena at Sinsheim are now equipped with the GK/Retail software program from GK SOFTWARE AG

New Standard Software at "DEPOT" — 2008-08-21

The Gries Deco Company Uses GK/Retail at its POS Units

GK SOFTWARE AG acquires Order from HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG — 2008-12-11

Schöneck, 11 December 2008 -- GK SOFTWARE AG has received an order from HORNBACH-Baumarkt-AG to adapt its GK/Retail standard software to the specific processes used by the successful home improvement store chain. The aim of the project is to jointly develop the adapted version of the standard software until the pilot version is ready. This is a first important step by GK SOFTWARE AG to tap into the home improvement retail sector with its standard GK/Retail software.

Global order for GK SOFTWARE AG: ESCADA chooses to work with GK/Retail — 2008-07-15

Schöneck, July 15, 2008 – GK SOFTWARE AG, a European technology leader in the development and provision of standard software solutions for the retail industry, has won ESCADA as a new key account. The international luxury goods group for designer women's fashion has selected GK SOFTWARE AG's GK/Retail as the solution to use in its branches. In future, GK/Retail will be used to control ESCADA stores on four continents – America, Europe, Asia and Australia. This means that GK SOFTWARE AG has gained another leading international retailer as a client and at the same time it has penetrated the luxury goods segment with its solutions. The new order will be reflected in revenues and earnings in particular when the implementation phase starts in fiscal year 2009.

GK SOFTWARE AG Acquires Swiss Retailer Coop as New Customer — 2008-05-30

Schöneck, May 30, 2008 – The Swiss retailer Coop has chosen GK/Retail as its new point of sales system for about 1,400 stores. Several sales lines at Switzerland’s second largest retail enterprise will be switched to GK SOFTWARE AG’s standard solution over the next few years. This success story is ample proof of the company’s leading position in the point of sales systems sector – beyond Germany’s borders too.

GK SOFTWARE AG Plans IPO — 2008-05-14

Schöneck, May 14, 2008 – GK SOFTWARE AG, a technologically leading European solutions provider of standard software for the retail sector, aims to list its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the next few months. The company plans to use the expected IPO proceeds to extend its core market in Germany and to promote its international expansion in Europe, the USA and Asia. In order to achieve this, the company wants to intensify its investments in new technologies, enhance its product portfolio and recruit additional staff.

A New Core for the Stores — 2008-02-19

EDEKA Minden-Hannover Successfully Utilizes the GK/Retail Store Solution

Precision Landing in the Project "Einfach Kasse" — 2008-02-14

Delivery of New Branch Store Solution for the Kaufhof Warenhaus AG in Due Time

Welcome to the Lean Store — 2008-02-14

On the EuroShop, the GK Software AG will show new solutions of the GK/Retail Suite

Richard Hambeck becomes Managing Director of the newly founded StoreWeaver GmbH. — 2008-02-14

The Enterprise's Spin-Off from the GK Software AG serves the independent Marketing of the StoreWeaver Integration Platform.

Successful Project Realizations and Strong Growth — 2008-02-14

The GK Software AG Draws Impressive Balance

Top-Class Retail Technology — 2008-01-04

On the EuroShop, the GK Software AG Will Show Innovative Product Novelties and Holistic Solutions for Enterprise and Store

A New Era of Branch Store Technology – GK/Retail Allows the Centralization of the Branch Stores Systems — 2007-10-05

On the EHI Technology Days on November 13-14, 2007, the GK Software AG presents its new GK/Retail Enterprise Store Server solution by means of which the BackOffice servers can be completely relocated from the branch stores to the head office. By means of this solution, retailers can open up substantial saving potentials in the field of service, maintenance and hardware.

Leading Change — 2007-09-11

Extension Building in Schöneck Inaugurated with Successful Symposium

Telekom Shops score with GK/Retail — 2007-10-01

Market-Leading branch store solution made by GK SOFTWARE AG guarantees optimal interaction of all branch store processes with SAP Retail in the Telekom Shops