GK Software AG / Contract
01.04.2010 13:41
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Schöneck, 1 April 2010 - GK SOFTWARE AG has received an order from a
leading Russian retailer to equip more than 1,000 stores with its GK/Retail
software - this follows the successful completion of a pilot project. The
solution includes the complete package for tills, merchandise management
processes, the SAP link and Store Device Control. Silence was agreed upon
the name of the customer and the purchase price.
GK Software AG
WaldstraÃe 7
08261 Schöneck
Germany
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Company profile GK SOFTWARE AG:
GK SOFTWARE AG is one of the leading technology developers and providers of
standard software for the retail sector in Europe and has an extensive
range of products for stores and enterprise headquarters. As a result of
its open software solutions in the GK/Retail Suite, which can be used with
any platform and is fully programmed in Java, the company has established
itself on the market as a leading provider of technology and innovations.
The software provides ideal business organization for retail companies with
many stores and therefore offers significant potential for cost savings and
customer loyalty programs so that companies can increase their
competitiveness.
The company employs 277 members of staff (figures for 30 September 2009) at
company head-quarters in Schöneck and four other business locations in
Berlin, St. Ingbert, Plzen (CZ) and Basel/Riehen (CH). GK SOFTWARE AG can
list well-known German and foreign retail companies among its customers,
including Galeria Kaufhof, Parfümerie Douglas, Coop (Switzerland), EDEKA
Hannover-Minden, Hornbach, JYSK Nordic, Lidl, Netto Marken-Discount and
Tchibo. The software is currently being used in 25 countries at 57,000 POS
units in approx. 13,500 stores in Germany and abroad.
The company has grown rapidly during the past few years and its sales
revenues totaled EUR 15.0 million in 2008. GK SOFTWARE AG achieved EBIT of
EUR 2.8 million (EBIT margin of 18.5% on total operating revenue). The two
founders and Management Board members, Rainer Gläà (CEO) und Stephan
Kronmüller (CTO), in conjunction with the Management Board members Ronald
Scholz (COO) and André Hergert (CFO), have made GK SOFTWARE AG a profitable
company with strong growth since 1990.
Further information about the company: www.gk-software.de.
Investor Relations
GK SOFTWARE AG
Dr. René Schiller
Tel.: +49 (0)37464-84-264
Fax: +49 (0)37464-84-15
E-Mail: rschiller@gk-software.com
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Language: English
Company: GK Software AG
WaldstraÃe 7
08261 Schöneck
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 0
Fax: +49 (0)3 74 64 84 - 15
E-mail: info@gk-software.com
Internet: www.gk-software.com
ISIN: DE0007571424
WKN: 757142
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, München, Stuttgart
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