GK Software is “Outstanding Training Company 2023”
Every year, the IHK Chemnitz (Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chemnitz) honors training companies that stand out for their special commitment and continuous work with young talent, as well as the consistently strong performance of their trainees. GK receives the “Outstanding Training Company 2023” award from the IHK Chemnitz.
October 19, 2023
Outstanding Training Company 2023, awarded by the IHK Chemnitz
Every year, the IHK Chemnitz (Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chemnitz) honors the best exam candidates for apprenticeships as well as the best training companies in the Southwest Saxony region.
The award ceremony for the best took place on October 19 in Chemnitz. 45 graduates out of a total of 4,236 candidates were honored as the best of the year. In addition, nine training companies received the “Outstanding Training Company 2023” award for their special commitment and continuous work with young talent. GK is one of the Top Training Companies 2023.
About IHK Chemnitz
The Chemnitz Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chemnitz is the regional representative body for businesses in the southwest region of Saxony. The employees of the IHK are currently responsible for about 70,000 member companies. Visit the IHK Chemnitz website.
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Award-winning solution: Grab-and-Go store format GK GO honored at Paris Retail Week in the 'Agile Customer Journey' category
GK GO has been awarded with the renowned Paris Retail Award for providing the best ‘Agile Customer Journey’, one of the award's main categories, on September 21, 2022. An independent jury of eight mentors acknowledged GK’s cloud solution particularly for its capability of delivering promising results for retailers in the fields of scan- and frictionless shopping as well as mobile POS.
September 21, 2022
Paris Retail Award 2022
GK GO is scanless shopping done right – without lines at the checkout and no need to scan items, or queue to pay. It provides a superior shopping experience, where scanning items is a thing of the past, yet the shoppers and retailers can see information about the shopping cart in real-time. GK GO demonstrates how contactless services and automatic stores with automatic item registration can be implemented for retailers.
Based on the GK CLOUD4RETAIL platform, GK has set up a scan-less store format in a pop-up container to demonstrate the entire system during Paris Retail Week. This is remarkable for the fact that all transactions are visible in real-time on the consumers' smartphones. This enables a direct feedback channel for retailers to communicate with consumers while they are shopping – not just afterwards. The item recognition & consumer tracking technology GK GO has been implemented by GK with partners Hitachi and Shekel.
About The Paris Retail Awards:
The Paris Retail Awards help contractors and service providers to strengthen their reputation, to reward the work of the team behind a project, initiate new contacts and even raise equity, as previous winners did. The main goal of this competition is to identify promising companies and innovations able to effectively provide solutions to issues faced by e-merchants, retailers and brands in general. The Jury, composed of our eight mentors, selected for their expertise on the subject, will have to select among all the projects submitted the most promising proposals in eight categories.
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GK Software Is Positioned in the Leaders Category in 2023 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide POS Software for Large Apparel and Softlines Retail
GK has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Point-of-Sale (POS) Software for Large Apparel and Softlines Retail 2023 Vendor Assessment.
March 22, 2023
IDC MarketScape Report 2023
GK has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Point-of-Sale (POS) Software for Large Apparel and Softlines Retail 2023 Vendor Assessment.
The report noted, “One differentiator for GK's solution is that it is the same commerce platform for all retail segments, including grocery, hardlines, and apparel. Key CLOUD4RETAIL components include omni-channel POS commerce, retail-specific AI-based cloud service, mobile POS, self-checkout, self-scanning, mobile consumer assistant, digital receipts, and payments (payments United States only).”
According to the report, GK’s position as a Leader in the large apparel and softlines market is earned through the company’s commitment to innovation in POS. Notably, GK has been investing in artificial intelligence & data analytics, differentiating itself from competitors with dynamic pricing solutions and real-time prediction capabilities. GK also collaborates with solution providers like My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) to offer unique experiences via smart mirror as an additional integrated store touchpoint.
In particular, GK’s CLOUD4RETAIL, a unified commerce platform, is noted in the report for leveraging AI to offer enhanced personalization and offering an open, configurable platform that can work with third-party applications to inspire further innovation. Key benefits for apparel and softlines retailers are GK CLOUD4RETAIL’s capabilities around omnichannel POS commerce, mobile POS, self-checkout capabilities, digital receipts and more. GK’s AI services are deployed by its GK AIR solution, which has been enhanced by GK Spot, a cloud-based customer data platform that tracks customer interactions across all sales channels for personalization and real-time behavior analytics.
IDC MarketScape evaluates a vendor's position in a category by interviewing vendors who have used the company, reviewing survey results, and evaluating input from a panel of IDC experts in each market. The research methodology ensures a fair and unbiased evaluation of IT and telecommunications vendors.
GK Features and functions that cover the named commitment on technology and innovation in retail are:
Source: "IDC MarketScape Worldwide Point-of-Sale Software for Large Apparel and Softlines Retail 2023 Vendor Assessment", document number US48621522", By Margot Juros, March 2023, IDC # US48621522
About the graphic - IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-market and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the circles. Vendor year-over-year growth rate relative to the given market is indicated by a plus, neutral or minus next to the vendor name.
GK Software is Named As the Leader for Customer Satisfaction for Large Vendors in the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024
GK Software has ranked the top 3 in 8 diverse categories at the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024
December 2023
RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024
Across multiple categories focused on customer satisfaction, overall performance and more, GK Software ranked at the top of the RIS Software LeaderBoard 2024. The strong showing solidifies GK’s position among the industry’s best solution providers.
In this year's leaderboard, GK was ranked #1 for customer satisfaction for large vendors and targeted solution vendors. GK also earned the #2 spot for software reliability.
GK secured #2 for ease of administration and maintenance, and #3 for ease of installation and integration. And this ease is compounded by our single-source full-service approach. Retailers ranked GK as #3 for both quality of support and quality of service.
Finally, once integrated, GK customers reported seeing strong financial benefits. Compared to dozens of other solution providers, we were designated as the #4 vendor for return-on-investment and #5 for total cost of operation.
Our top three rankings span several crucial categories, including
- Customer Satisfaction for Large Vendors (#1)
- Leaders in Overall Performance by Tier One & Mid-Size Retailers (#1)
- Leaders in Overall Performance (#2)
- Leaders in Quality of Support by Tier One & Mid-Size Retailers (#2)
- Leaders in Ease of Administration & Maintenance by Tier One & Mid-Size Retailers (#2)
- Leaders in Quality of Service (#3)
- Customer Satisfaction for Grocery Vendors (#3)
- Customer Satisfaction by Tier One Retailers (#3).
These exceptional accolades mark the culmination of a strong year for GK, reinforcing our commitment to delivering unparalleled solutions and service excellence.
About RIS LeaderBoard
The RIS Software LeaderBoard provides reputable, head-to-head rankings that help retailers make smart investment decisions in an increasingly competitive technology marketplace. The prestigious rankings primarily consider customer satisfaction, based on retailers’ assessments of the provider’s support, service, value and more. Other considerations include the company’s revenue and breadth of retail technology offerings.
