The German Retail Association (HDE) and the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW) are advocating measures to drive digitization at the PoS, among other things. Online and stationary retail must be better coordinated digitally. We support this transformation with our RetailOneSolution Network.
"I can get that cheaper online."
"Online, I have more choice."
"Who knows if they even have it in the store."
Every one of us has heard the above sentences or uttered them ourselves, and it's not without reason that online retail is booming. This leads to losses in stationary retail and leaves city centers deserted. However, both HDE and BVDW are convinced that appropriate digitization measures could revitalize local retail.
What can this look like? Above all, the topic of multichannel must be driven forward, according to Marco Junk, Managing Director of the BVDW: "We have to stop seeing online retail and brick-and-mortar retail as competitors. Instead, we can strengthen brick-and-mortar retail by making it digitally capable and dovetailing online and offline shopping."
The two associations see it as the task of the future government to finally ensure fast WLAN across the board and the compatibility of software through standard formats and APIs. In addition, innovative pilot projects and pioneers as well as funding programs are needed. Due to the effects of the pandemic, only 40 percent of retail companies in Germany are able to invest in the future. Last but not least, there is a lack of open communication between tech companies, politicians, retailers and associations. Competitive thinking prevents innovation.
This is exactly how we, Consult-SK GmbH, see it, too, which is why we joined forces with other SAP partners at the beginning of 2021 to form the RetailOneSolution Network merged. With the combination of three different solutions, we offer retailers an all-in-one solution in the SAP® area to drive digital transformation in stores. Whether in city centers or in rural regions.
Durch das Zusammenspiel von SAP® Customer Checkout für Zahlungsvorgänge (hokona GmbH), Store Solution für eine Omni-Channel Warenwirtschaft (CAS AG) und Receipt4S® für die KassenSichV-konforme Verwaltung von Cash register data (Consult-SK GmbH) sind wir gemeinsam in der Lage ein einzigartiges Paket anzubieten, um das Filialmanagement 3.0 vom SAP® Fiori Launchpad aus zu ermöglichen. Für SAP®-Kunden aus dem Handel, die jetzt überlegen, in ihre Zukunft zu investieren, bietet unsere Gemeinschaftslösung die ideale Chance, um die technologische Infrastruktur auf das nächste Level zu heben.
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